Spain vs Uruguay: Homicides
Spain
331 homicides
in 2023
Uruguay
381 homicides
in 2023
Spain rank
67th
Uruguay rank
65th
Homicides over time
- Spain
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 381 homicides against 331 homicides in Spain, a difference of 50 homicides.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 67th and Uruguay ranks 65th of 179 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 455.4 homicides | 210.12 homicides | 245.28 homicides | Spain |
| 2000s | 509.6 homicides | 209.3 homicides | 300.3 homicides | Spain |
| 2010s | 329.8 homicides | 285.7 homicides | 44.1 homicides | Spain |
| 2020s | 319.25 homicides | 352.75 homicides | 33.5 homicides | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicides, Spain or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 381 homicides against 331 homicides in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicides between Spain and Uruguay?
- 50 homicides, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Uruguay?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Spain and Uruguay rank globally for homicides?
- Spain ranks 67th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Number of intentional homicides.