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
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
Number of intentional homicides.