Honduras vs Venezuela: Homicides

Honduras
3,347 homicides
in 2023
Venezuela
3,568 homicides
in 2022
Honduras rank
17th
Venezuela rank
16th

Homicides over time

  • Honduras
  • Venezuela
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k199020062023

How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 3,568 homicides against 3,347 homicides in Honduras, a difference of 221 homicides.

That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.1 times Honduras's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Venezuela ahead.

Honduras ranks 17th and Venezuela ranks 16th of 179 countries.

Venezuela has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Honduras Venezuela Difference Ahead
1990s 1,312 homicides 3,960 homicides 2,648 homicides Venezuela
2000s 3,765 homicides 11,061 homicides 7,296 homicides Venezuela
2010s 5,580 homicides 15,235 homicides 9,655 homicides Venezuela
2020s 3,734 homicides 5,799 homicides 2,064 homicides Venezuela

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicides, Honduras or Venezuela?
Venezuela, at 3,568 homicides against 3,347 homicides in Honduras as of 2022.
What is the difference in homicides between Honduras and Venezuela?
221 homicides, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Venezuela?
28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Honduras and Venezuela rank globally for homicides?
Honduras ranks 17th and Venezuela ranks 16th 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

Indicator
Homicides
Unit
homicides
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 4,154 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Number of intentional homicides.