Homicide rate who vs unodc in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Homicide rate who vs unodc was 11.35 in 2021. βΌ Falling
Latest (2021)
11.35
Change on year
up 42.9%
World rank
31st
of 176 countries
All-time high
18.96
in 1992
All-time low
6.82
in 2017
Years of data
31
1990β2021
Homicide rate who vs unodc in Nicaragua, 1990β2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 11.35 for homicide rate who vs unodc in 2021.
That represents a change of up 42.9% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate who vs unodc in Nicaragua peaked at 18.96 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 6.82, in 2017.
Nicaragua ranks 31st of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.31 | 11.32 | 18.96 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.26 | 9.48 | 14.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.76 | 6.82 | 13.68 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.35 | 11.35 | 11.35 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More social development data for Nicaragua
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 311 (2023)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 35,341 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.005 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 35,341 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2023)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate who vs unodc in Nicaragua?
- Homicide rate who vs unodc in Nicaragua was 11.35 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate who vs unodc recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 18.96 in 1992.
- What is the lowest homicide rate who vs unodc recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.82 in 2017.
- How does Nicaragua rank for homicide rate who vs unodc?
- Nicaragua ranks 31st out of 176 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicide rate who vs unodc rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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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