Brazil vs Colombia: Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population
Brazil
18.69 per 100,000 people
in 2024
Colombia
24.35 per 100,000 people
in 2024
Brazil rank
19th
Colombia rank
16th
Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population over time
- Brazil
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 24.35 per 100,000 people against 18.69 per 100,000 people in Brazil, a difference of 5.66 per 100,000 people.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.3 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Colombia ahead.
Brazil ranks 19th and Colombia ranks 16th of 192 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.64 per 100,000 people | 51.08 per 100,000 people | 24.44 per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 2010s | 27.94 per 100,000 people | 29.43 per 100,000 people | 1.49 per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 2020s | 21 per 100,000 people | 24.49 per 100,000 people | 3.49 per 100,000 people | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by, Brazil or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 24.35 per 100,000 people against 18.69 per 100,000 people in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by between Brazil and Colombia?
- 5.66 per 100,000 people, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Colombia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Colombia rank globally for number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by?
- Brazil ranks 19th and Colombia ranks 16th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by sex (victims per 100,000 population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.