What is the difference in intentional homicides between Ecuador and Upper middle income?

40.02 per 100,000 people, with Ecuador ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Upper middle income?

14 years are reported by both, from 2010 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 (per 100,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ecuador vs Upper middle income: Intentional homicides

Ecuador

45.72 per 100,000 people

in 2023

Upper middle income

5.7 per 100,000 people

in 2023

Ecuador rank

6th

Upper middle income rank

9th

Intentional homicides over time

Ecuador
Upper middle income

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 45.72 per 100,000 people against 5.7 per 100,000 people in Upper middle income, a difference of 40.02 per 100,000 people.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 8.0 times Upper middle income's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 6th and Upper middle income ranks 9th of 172 countries.

Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	Upper middle income	Difference	Ahead
2010s	9.48 per 100,000 people	6.14 per 100,000 people	3.34 per 100,000 people	Ecuador
2020s	23.77 per 100,000 people	5.65 per 100,000 people	18.12 per 100,000 people	Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher intentional homicides, Ecuador or Upper middle income?: Ecuador, at 45.72 per 100,000 people against 5.7 per 100,000 people in Upper middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in intentional homicides between Ecuador and Upper middle income?: 40.02 per 100,000 people, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Upper middle income?: 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and Upper middle income rank globally for intentional homicides?: Ecuador ranks 6th and Upper middle income ranks 9th 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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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: 20 August 2026

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