Namibia vs Uruguay: Homicides

Namibia
315 homicides
in 2021
Uruguay
381 homicides
in 2023
Namibia rank
68th
Uruguay rank
65th

Homicides over time

  • Namibia
  • Uruguay
0100200300400500199020062023

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 381 homicides against 315 homicides in Namibia, a difference of 66 homicides.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.2 times Namibia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Namibia ahead.

Namibia ranks 68th and Uruguay ranks 65th of 179 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Uruguay Difference Ahead
1990s 367.8 homicides 219.8 homicides 148 homicides Namibia
2000s 362.17 homicides 218.33 homicides 143.83 homicides Namibia
2010s 361 homicides 297.2 homicides 63.8 homicides Namibia
2020s 309 homicides 323.5 homicides 14.5 homicides Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicides, Namibia or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 381 homicides against 315 homicides in Namibia as of 2023.
What is the difference in homicides between Namibia and Uruguay?
66 homicides, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Uruguay?
18 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
How do Namibia and Uruguay rank globally for homicides?
Namibia ranks 68th and Uruguay ranks 65th 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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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.