El Salvador vs Sri Lanka: Female homicide rate
El Salvador
2.15 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Sri Lanka
2.15 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2019
El Salvador rank
46th
Sri Lanka rank
45th
Female homicide rate over time
- El Salvador
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 2.15 homicides per 100,000 population against 2.15 homicides per 100,000 population in El Salvador, a difference of 0 homicides per 100,000 population.
Across all 12 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 46th and Sri Lanka ranks 45th of 138 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.37 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.61 homicides per 100,000 population | 11.76 homicides per 100,000 population | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 13.05 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.33 homicides per 100,000 population | 11.72 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 Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 2.15 homicides per 100,000 population against 2.15 homicides per 100,000 population in El Salvador as of 2019.
- What is the difference in female homicide rate between El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
- 0 homicides per 100,000 population, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2019.
- How do El Salvador and Sri Lanka rank globally for female homicide rate?
- El Salvador ranks 46th and Sri Lanka ranks 45th 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 .