What is the difference in intentional homicides between Panama and Uruguay?

0.46 per 100,000 people, with Panama ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Uruguay?

32 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 (per 100,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Panama vs Uruguay: Intentional homicides

Panama

11.71 per 100,000 people

in 2023

Uruguay

11.25 per 100,000 people

in 2023

Panama rank

29th

Uruguay rank

32nd

Intentional homicides over time

Panama
Uruguay

How they compare

Panama currently reports 11.71 per 100,000 people against 11.25 per 100,000 people in Uruguay, a difference of 0.46 per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Panama ahead.

Panama ranks 29th and Uruguay ranks 32nd of 172 countries.

Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Panama	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1990s	11.05 per 100,000 people	6.59 per 100,000 people	4.46 per 100,000 people	Panama
2000s	10.75 per 100,000 people	6.37 per 100,000 people	4.38 per 100,000 people	Panama
2010s	12.95 per 100,000 people	8.49 per 100,000 people	4.46 per 100,000 people	Panama
2020s	11.84 per 100,000 people	10.4 per 100,000 people	1.44 per 100,000 people	Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher intentional homicides, Panama or Uruguay?: Panama, at 11.71 per 100,000 people against 11.25 per 100,000 people in Uruguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in intentional homicides between Panama and Uruguay?: 0.46 per 100,000 people, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Uruguay?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Panama and Uruguay rank globally for intentional homicides?: Panama ranks 29th and Uruguay ranks 32nd 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.