Brazil vs Russia: Female homicide victims
Brazil
4,202 homicides
in 2023
Russia
2,046 homicides
in 2024
Brazil rank
3rd
Russia rank
6th
Female homicide victims over time
- Brazil
- Russia
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 4,202 homicides against 2,046 homicides in Russia, a difference of 2,156 homicides.
That makes Brazil's figure about 2.1 times Russia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Russia ahead.
Brazil ranks 3rd and Russia ranks 6th of 138 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Russia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,943 homicides | 8,751 homicides | 5,808 homicides | Russia |
| 2000s | 3,921 homicides | 8,313 homicides | 4,392 homicides | Russia |
| 2010s | 4,575 homicides | 3,888 homicides | 686.5 homicides | Brazil |
| 2020s | 4,234 homicides | 2,442 homicides | 1,791 homicides | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher female homicide victims, Brazil or Russia?
- Brazil, at 4,202 homicides against 2,046 homicides in Russia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in female homicide victims between Brazil and Russia?
- 2,156 homicides, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Russia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Russia rank globally for female homicide victims?
- Brazil ranks 3rd and Russia ranks 6th 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 victims. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of intentional homicidesof female victims .