Ecuador vs Guatemala: Homicides
Ecuador
4,451 deaths
in 2022
Guatemala
2,804 deaths
in 2022
Ecuador rank
9th
Guatemala rank
10th
Homicides over time
- Ecuador
- Guatemala
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 4,451 deaths against 2,804 deaths in Guatemala, a difference of 1,647 deaths.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.6 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Guatemala ahead.
Ecuador ranks 9th and Guatemala ranks 10th of 113 countries.
Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 381.5 deaths | 852 deaths | 470.5 deaths | Guatemala |
| 1970s | 478 deaths | 778.4 deaths | 300.4 deaths | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 870.43 deaths | 2,853 deaths | 1,983 deaths | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 1,458 deaths | 2,070 deaths | 611.8 deaths | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 2,189 deaths | 3,784 deaths | 1,595 deaths | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 1,350 deaths | 4,032 deaths | 2,682 deaths | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 2,278 deaths | 2,554 deaths | 276.67 deaths | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicides, Ecuador or Guatemala?
- Ecuador, at 4,451 deaths against 2,804 deaths in Guatemala as of 2022.
- What is the difference in homicides between Ecuador and Guatemala?
- 1,647 deaths, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Guatemala?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2022.
- How do Ecuador and Guatemala rank globally for homicides?
- Ecuador ranks 9th and Guatemala ranks 10th 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.