El Salvador vs Paraguay: Female homicide rate
El Salvador
2.15 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Paraguay
2.08 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
El Salvador rank
46th
Paraguay rank
47th
Female homicide rate over time
- El Salvador
- Paraguay
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 2.15 homicides per 100,000 population against 2.08 homicides per 100,000 population in Paraguay, a difference of 0.07 homicides per 100,000 population.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2007 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 46th and Paraguay ranks 47th of 138 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.19 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.08 homicides per 100,000 population | 11.11 homicides per 100,000 population | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 13.05 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.03 homicides per 100,000 population | 11.02 homicides per 100,000 population | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 3.4 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.06 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.34 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, El Salvador or Paraguay?
- El Salvador, at 2.15 homicides per 100,000 population against 2.08 homicides per 100,000 population in Paraguay as of 2022.
- What is the difference in female homicide rate between El Salvador and Paraguay?
- 0.07 homicides per 100,000 population, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Paraguay?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2022.
- How do El Salvador and Paraguay rank globally for female homicide rate?
- El Salvador ranks 46th and Paraguay ranks 47th of 138 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – 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 .