Brazil vs Puerto Rico: Male homicide rate
Brazil
34.66 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Puerto Rico
27.69 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Brazil rank
18th
Puerto Rico rank
21st
Male homicide rate over time
- Brazil
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 34.66 homicides per 100,000 population against 27.69 homicides per 100,000 population in Puerto Rico, a difference of 6.97 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.3 times Puerto Rico's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 18th and Puerto Rico ranks 21st of 138 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Puerto Rico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.6 homicides per 100,000 population | 40.36 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.76 homicides per 100,000 population | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 49.36 homicides per 100,000 population | 41.89 homicides per 100,000 population | 7.48 homicides per 100,000 population | Brazil |
| 2010s | 51.86 homicides per 100,000 population | 45.3 homicides per 100,000 population | 6.56 homicides per 100,000 population | Brazil |
| 2020s | 36.85 homicides per 100,000 population | 33.27 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.58 homicides per 100,000 population | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher male homicide rate, Brazil or Puerto Rico?
- Brazil, at 34.66 homicides per 100,000 population against 27.69 homicides per 100,000 population in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in male homicide rate between Brazil and Puerto Rico?
- 6.97 homicides per 100,000 population, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Puerto Rico?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Puerto Rico rank globally for male homicide rate?
- Brazil ranks 18th and Puerto Rico ranks 21st 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 Male 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 male victims.