India vs Puerto Rico: Female homicide rate
India
2.37 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Puerto Rico
2.39 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
India rank
40th
Puerto Rico rank
39th
Female homicide rate over time
- India
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 2.39 homicides per 100,000 population against 2.37 homicides per 100,000 population in India, a difference of 0.02 homicides per 100,000 population.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1999 it was India ahead.
India ranks 40th and Puerto Rico ranks 39th of 138 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Puerto Rico in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.93 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.86 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0643 homicides per 100,000 population | India |
| 2000s | 2.85 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.12 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.27 homicides per 100,000 population | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 2.82 homicides per 100,000 population | 3 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1803 homicides per 100,000 population | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 2.44 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.69 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2573 homicides per 100,000 population | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher female homicide rate, India or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 2.39 homicides per 100,000 population against 2.37 homicides per 100,000 population in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in female homicide rate between India and Puerto Rico?
- 0.02 homicides per 100,000 population, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Puerto Rico?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2022.
- How do India and Puerto Rico rank globally for female homicide rate?
- India ranks 40th and Puerto Rico ranks 39th 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 .