Cape Verde vs El Salvador: Intentional homicides

Cape Verde
6.99 per 100,000 people
in 2020
El Salvador
7.9 per 100,000 people
in 2022
Cape Verde rank
45th
El Salvador rank
42nd

Intentional homicides over time

  • Cape Verde
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 7.9 per 100,000 people against 6.99 per 100,000 people in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.91 per 100,000 people.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Cape Verde's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

Cape Verde ranks 45th and El Salvador ranks 42nd of 172 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde El Salvador Difference Ahead
2000s 5.94 per 100,000 people 62.73 per 100,000 people 56.79 per 100,000 people El Salvador
2010s 9.17 per 100,000 people 64.77 per 100,000 people 55.6 per 100,000 people El Salvador
2020s 6.99 per 100,000 people 21.51 per 100,000 people 14.51 per 100,000 people El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher intentional homicides, Cape Verde or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 7.9 per 100,000 people against 6.99 per 100,000 people in Cape Verde as of 2022.
What is the difference in intentional homicides between Cape Verde and El Salvador?
0.91 per 100,000 people, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and El Salvador?
12 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2020.
How do Cape Verde and El Salvador rank globally for intentional homicides?
Cape Verde ranks 45th and El Salvador ranks 42nd of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), published as Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)
Unit
per 100,000 people
Source
UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 4,286 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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