What is the difference in intentional homicides, male between Brazil and Puerto Rico?

6.97 per 100,000 male, with Brazil ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Puerto Rico?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), published as Intentional homicides, male (per 100,000 male). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brazil vs Puerto Rico: Intentional homicides, male

Brazil

34.66 per 100,000 male

in 2023

Puerto Rico

27.69 per 100,000 male

in 2023

Brazil rank

18th

Puerto Rico rank

21st

Intentional homicides, male over time

Brazil
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 34.66 per 100,000 male against 27.69 per 100,000 male in Puerto Rico, a difference of 6.97 per 100,000 male.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.3 times Puerto Rico's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 18th and Puerto Rico ranks 21st of 132 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Puerto Rico in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1990s	38.6 per 100,000 male	40.36 per 100,000 male	1.76 per 100,000 male	Puerto Rico
2000s	49.36 per 100,000 male	41.89 per 100,000 male	7.48 per 100,000 male	Brazil
2010s	51.86 per 100,000 male	45.3 per 100,000 male	6.56 per 100,000 male	Brazil
2020s	36.85 per 100,000 male	33.27 per 100,000 male	3.58 per 100,000 male	Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher intentional homicides, male, Brazil or Puerto Rico?: Brazil, at 34.66 per 100,000 male against 27.69 per 100,000 male in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
What is the difference in intentional homicides, male between Brazil and Puerto Rico?: 6.97 per 100,000 male, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Puerto Rico?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Puerto Rico rank globally for intentional homicides, male?: Brazil ranks 18th and Puerto Rico ranks 21st of 132 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), published as Intentional homicides, male (per 100,000 male). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Intentional homicides, male (per 100,000 male)
Unit: per 100,000 male
Source: UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 146 places, 2,857 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

An intentional homicide is defined as an unlawful death inflicted upon a person with the intent to cause death or serious injury.