Homicide rate who vs unodc in Ecuador
Ecuador: Homicide rate who vs unodc was 45.72 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
45.72
Change on year
up 66.8%
World rank
6th
of 179 countries
All-time high
45.72
in 2023
All-time low
5.79
in 2017
Years of data
30
1990–2023
Homicide rate who vs unodc in Ecuador, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 45.72 for homicide rate who vs unodc in 2023. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 66.8% on the previous year and up 319.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate who vs unodc in Ecuador peaked at 45.72 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.79, in 2017.
Ecuador ranks 6th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.82 | 8.3 | 13.49 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.54 | 12.84 | 17.89 | 6 |
| 2010s | 9.48 | 5.79 | 17.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.77 | 7.82 | 45.72 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 3 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 51.32 compare
- 4 United States Virgin Islands 49.86 compare
- 5 Jamaica 49.44 compare
- 7 South Africa 43.72 compare
- 8 Haiti 41.15 compare
- 9 Trinidad and Tobago 40.44 compare
More social development data for Ecuador
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 26,428 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 5,723 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 3 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.692 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.386 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.607 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.719 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.706 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.462 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate who vs unodc in Ecuador?
- Homicide rate who vs unodc in Ecuador was 45.72 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate who vs unodc recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 45.72 in 2023.
- What is the lowest homicide rate who vs unodc recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.79 in 2017.
- How does Ecuador rank for homicide rate who vs unodc?
- Ecuador ranks 6th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate who vs unodc rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 319.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate who vs unodc. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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