Ecuador vs El Salvador: Homicides
Ecuador
4,451 deaths
in 2022
El Salvador
2,552 deaths
in 2018
Ecuador rank
9th
El Salvador rank
11th
Homicides over time
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 4,451 deaths against 2,552 deaths in El Salvador, a difference of 1,899 deaths.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.7 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1990 it was El Salvador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 9th and El Salvador ranks 11th of 113 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,478 deaths | 2,165 deaths | 686.89 deaths | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 2,189 deaths | 2,740 deaths | 551.5 deaths | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1,365 deaths | 3,373 deaths | 2,008 deaths | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicides, Ecuador or El Salvador?
- Ecuador, at 4,451 deaths against 2,552 deaths in El Salvador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in homicides between Ecuador and El Salvador?
- 1,899 deaths, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and El Salvador?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2018.
- How do Ecuador and El Salvador rank globally for homicides?
- Ecuador ranks 9th and El Salvador ranks 11th of 113 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (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
Annual number of homicides.