Dominican Republic vs El Salvador: Female homicide rate
Dominican Republic
2.35 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
El Salvador
2.15 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Dominican Republic rank
43rd
El Salvador rank
46th
Female homicide rate over time
- Dominican Republic
- El Salvador
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 2.35 homicides per 100,000 population against 2.15 homicides per 100,000 population in El Salvador, a difference of 0.2 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2005 it was El Salvador ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 43rd and El Salvador ranks 46th of 138 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.96 homicides per 100,000 population | 13.3 homicides per 100,000 population | 9.34 homicides per 100,000 population | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 3.6 homicides per 100,000 population | 13.25 homicides per 100,000 population | 9.65 homicides per 100,000 population | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 2.52 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.4 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.8801 homicides per 100,000 population | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher female homicide rate, Dominican Republic or El Salvador?
- Dominican Republic, at 2.35 homicides per 100,000 population against 2.15 homicides per 100,000 population in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in female homicide rate between Dominican Republic and El Salvador?
- 0.2 homicides per 100,000 population, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and El Salvador?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Dominican Republic and El Salvador rank globally for female homicide rate?
- Dominican Republic ranks 43rd and El Salvador ranks 46th of 138 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Female homicide rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 populationof female victims .