Mexico vs Russia: Female homicide victims
Mexico
3,739 homicides
in 2023
Russia
2,046 homicides
in 2024
Mexico rank
5th
Russia rank
6th
Female homicide victims over time
- Mexico
- Russia
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 3,739 homicides against 2,046 homicides in Russia, a difference of 1,693 homicides.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.8 times Russia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Russia ahead.
Mexico ranks 5th and Russia ranks 6th of 138 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 1 and Russia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,503 homicides | 8,751 homicides | 7,249 homicides | Russia |
| 2000s | 1,341 homicides | 8,313 homicides | 6,972 homicides | Russia |
| 2010s | 2,920 homicides | 3,888 homicides | 967.9 homicides | Russia |
| 2020s | 3,906 homicides | 2,442 homicides | 1,464 homicides | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher female homicide victims, Mexico or Russia?
- Mexico, at 3,739 homicides against 2,046 homicides in Russia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in female homicide victims between Mexico and Russia?
- 1,693 homicides, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Russia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Mexico and Russia rank globally for female homicide victims?
- Mexico ranks 5th 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 .