India vs Mexico: Homicides (UN, World)
India
40,130 homicides
in 2022
Mexico
32,252 homicides
in 2023
India rank
2nd
Mexico rank
3rd
Homicides (UN, World) over time
- India
- Mexico
How they compare
India currently reports 40,130 homicides against 32,252 homicides in Mexico, a difference of 7,878 homicides.
That makes India's figure about 1.2 times Mexico's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 2nd and Mexico ranks 3rd of 179 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47,562 homicides | 14,767 homicides | 32,795 homicides | India |
| 2000s | 45,838 homicides | 11,358 homicides | 34,481 homicides | India |
| 2010s | 44,596 homicides | 27,276 homicides | 17,321 homicides | India |
| 2020s | 40,877 homicides | 35,253 homicides | 5,624 homicides | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicides, India or Mexico?
- India, at 40,130 homicides against 32,252 homicides in Mexico as of 2022.
- What is the difference in homicides between India and Mexico?
- 7,878 homicides, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Mexico?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do India and Mexico rank globally for homicides?
- India ranks 2nd and Mexico ranks 3rd 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.