El Salvador vs Rwanda: Homicides
El Salvador
496 homicides
in 2022
Rwanda
472 homicides
in 2020
El Salvador rank
59th
Rwanda rank
62nd
Homicides over time
- El Salvador
- Rwanda
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 496 homicides against 472 homicides in Rwanda, a difference of 24 homicides.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.
Across all 13 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 59th and Rwanda ranks 62nd of 179 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,534 homicides | 243.67 homicides | 3,291 homicides | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 3,850 homicides | 353.11 homicides | 3,497 homicides | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1,341 homicides | 472 homicides | 869 homicides | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicides, El Salvador or Rwanda?
- El Salvador, at 496 homicides against 472 homicides in Rwanda as of 2022.
- What is the difference in homicides between El Salvador and Rwanda?
- 24 homicides, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Rwanda?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2020.
- How do El Salvador and Rwanda rank globally for homicides?
- El Salvador ranks 59th and Rwanda ranks 62nd 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.