Puerto Rico vs Rwanda: Homicides

Puerto Rico
489 homicides
in 2024
Rwanda
472 homicides
in 2020
Puerto Rico rank
60th
Rwanda rank
62nd

Homicides over time

  • Puerto Rico
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 489 homicides against 472 homicides in Rwanda, a difference of 17 homicides.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.

Puerto Rico ranks 60th and Rwanda ranks 62nd of 179 countries.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Puerto Rico Rwanda Difference Ahead
2000s 810.33 homicides 243.67 homicides 566.67 homicides Puerto Rico
2010s 779.56 homicides 353.11 homicides 426.44 homicides Puerto Rico
2020s 556 homicides 472 homicides 84 homicides Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicides, Puerto Rico or Rwanda?
Puerto Rico, at 489 homicides against 472 homicides in Rwanda as of 2024.
What is the difference in homicides between Puerto Rico and Rwanda?
17 homicides, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Rwanda?
13 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2020.
How do Puerto Rico and Rwanda rank globally for homicides?
Puerto Rico ranks 60th 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

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.