Guatemala vs Honduras: Homicides
Guatemala
4,235 homicides
in 2023
Honduras
3,347 homicides
in 2023
Guatemala rank
14th
Honduras rank
17th
Homicides over time
- Guatemala
- Honduras
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 4,235 homicides against 3,347 homicides in Honduras, a difference of 888 homicides.
That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.3 times Honduras's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 14th and Honduras ranks 17th of 179 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 3 and Honduras in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Honduras | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,011 homicides | 1,597 homicides | 1,413 homicides | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 4,830 homicides | 3,765 homicides | 1,065 homicides | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 5,243 homicides | 5,561 homicides | 317.5 homicides | Honduras |
| 2020s | 3,722 homicides | 3,638 homicides | 85 homicides | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicides, Guatemala or Honduras?
- Guatemala, at 4,235 homicides against 3,347 homicides in Honduras as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicides between Guatemala and Honduras?
- 888 homicides, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Honduras?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Guatemala and Honduras rank globally for homicides?
- Guatemala ranks 14th and Honduras ranks 17th 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.