Homicide rate who vs unodc in Guatemala
Guatemala: Homicide rate who vs unodc was 23.37 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
23.37
Change on year
up 6.0%
World rank
20th
of 179 countries
All-time high
45.71
in 2009
All-time low
18.19
in 2020
Years of data
30
1992–2023
Homicide rate who vs unodc in Guatemala, 1992–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, homicide rate who vs unodc in Guatemala stood at 23.37.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and down 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate who vs unodc in Guatemala peaked at 45.71 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 18.19, in 2020.
Guatemala ranks 20th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.11 | 23.24 | 36.82 | 8 |
| 2000s | 36.85 | 24.83 | 45.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.54 | 25.94 | 41.1 | 8 |
| 2020s | 20.96 | 18.19 | 23.37 | 4 |
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- Political rights rating fh 4 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.766 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.523 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.637 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.834 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.839 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.421 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate who vs unodc in Guatemala?
- Homicide rate who vs unodc in Guatemala was 23.37 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate who vs unodc recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 45.71 in 2009.
- What is the lowest homicide rate who vs unodc recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.19 in 2020.
- How does Guatemala rank for homicide rate who vs unodc?
- Guatemala ranks 20th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate who vs unodc rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala 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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