Which has higher homicides unodc, Russia or United States?

United States, at 19,796 against 11,327 in Russia as of 2023.

What is the difference in homicides unodc between Russia and United States?

8,469, with United States ahead.

29 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.

Our World in Data, published as Homicides unodc. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Russia

11,327

in 2024

United States

19,796

in 2023

Russia rank

7th

United States rank

5th

United States currently reports 19,796 against 11,327 in Russia, a difference of 8,469.

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.

Decade	Russia	United States	Difference	Ahead
1990s	36,172	21,171	15,001	Russia
2000s	31,190	16,736	14,455	Russia
2010s	15,063	15,636	572.5	United States
2020s	10,282	22,316	12,034	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher homicides unodc, Russia or United States?: United States, at 19,796 against 11,327 in Russia as of 2023.
What is the difference in homicides unodc between Russia and United States?: 8,469, 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 unodc?: Russia ranks 7th and United States ranks 5th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Homicides unodc. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.