El Salvador vs Panama: Homicides (UN, World)
El Salvador
496 homicides
in 2022
Panama
522 homicides
in 2023
El Salvador rank
59th
Panama rank
56th
Homicides (UN, World) over time
- El Salvador
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 522 homicides against 496 homicides in El Salvador, a difference of 26 homicides.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1994 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 59th and Panama ranks 56th of 179 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,407 homicides | 304.83 homicides | 6,102 homicides | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 3,610 homicides | 354.5 homicides | 3,255 homicides | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 3,902 homicides | 504.8 homicides | 3,398 homicides | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 974 homicides | 516.33 homicides | 457.67 homicides | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicides, El Salvador or Panama?
- Panama, at 522 homicides against 496 homicides in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicides between El Salvador and Panama?
- 26 homicides, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Panama?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2022.
- How do El Salvador and Panama rank globally for homicides?
- El Salvador ranks 59th and Panama ranks 56th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicides. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of intentional homicides.