El Salvador vs Honduras: Homicides (World Health)
El Salvador
5,954 deaths
in 2021
Honduras
7,922 deaths
in 2021
El Salvador rank
18th
Honduras rank
16th
Homicides (World Health) over time
- El Salvador
- Honduras
How they compare
Honduras currently reports 7,922 deaths against 5,954 deaths in El Salvador, a difference of 1,968 deaths.
That makes Honduras's figure about 1.3 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 18th and Honduras ranks 16th of 194 countries.
Honduras has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Honduras | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,081 deaths | 4,253 deaths | 172.02 deaths | Honduras |
| 2010s | 4,829 deaths | 6,518 deaths | 1,689 deaths | Honduras |
| 2020s | 5,840 deaths | 7,587 deaths | 1,746 deaths | Honduras |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicides, El Salvador or Honduras?
- Honduras, at 7,922 deaths against 5,954 deaths in El Salvador as of 2021.
- What is the difference in homicides between El Salvador and Honduras?
- 1,968 deaths, with Honduras ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Honduras?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do El Salvador and Honduras rank globally for homicides?
- El Salvador ranks 18th and Honduras ranks 16th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) β with major 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
Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes.