Puerto Rico vs United States of America: Female homicide rate
Puerto Rico
2.39 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
United States of America
2.55 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Puerto Rico rank
39th
United States of America rank
36th
Female homicide rate over time
- Puerto Rico
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 2.55 homicides per 100,000 population against 2.39 homicides per 100,000 population in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.16 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Puerto Rico's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 39th and United States of America ranks 36th of 138 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 3 and United States of America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.08 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.57 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5126 homicides per 100,000 population | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 3.12 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.52 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.603 homicides per 100,000 population | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 3 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.11 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.8831 homicides per 100,000 population | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 2.62 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.74 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1162 homicides per 100,000 population | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher female homicide rate, Puerto Rico or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 2.55 homicides per 100,000 population against 2.39 homicides per 100,000 population in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in female homicide rate between Puerto Rico and United States of America?
- 0.16 homicides per 100,000 population, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and United States of America?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Puerto Rico and United States of America rank globally for female homicide rate?
- Puerto Rico ranks 39th and United States of America ranks 36th 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 .