Russia vs United States: Homicides (UN, World)
Russia
11,327 homicides
in 2024
United States
19,796 homicides
in 2023
Russia rank
7th
United States rank
5th
Homicides (UN, World) over time
- Russia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 19,796 homicides against 11,327 homicides in Russia, a difference of 8,469 homicides.
That makes United States's figure about 1.7 times Russia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United States ahead.
Russia ranks 7th and United States ranks 5th of 179 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Russia averaged higher in 2 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36,172 homicides | 21,171 homicides | 15,001 homicides | Russia |
| 2000s | 31,190 homicides | 16,736 homicides | 14,455 homicides | Russia |
| 2010s | 15,063 homicides | 15,636 homicides | 572.5 homicides | United States |
| 2020s | 10,282 homicides | 22,316 homicides | 12,034 homicides | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicides, Russia or United States?
- United States, at 19,796 homicides against 11,327 homicides in Russia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicides between Russia and United States?
- 8,469 homicides, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and United States?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Russia and United States rank globally for homicides?
- Russia ranks 7th and United States ranks 5th 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.