El Salvador vs Peru: Male homicide rate
El Salvador
14.25 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Peru
13.13 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2021
El Salvador rank
36th
Peru rank
38th
Male homicide rate over time
- El Salvador
- Peru
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 14.25 homicides per 100,000 population against 13.13 homicides per 100,000 population in Peru, a difference of 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 36th and Peru ranks 38th of 138 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 118.35 homicides per 100,000 population | 11.33 homicides per 100,000 population | 107.02 homicides per 100,000 population | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 35.9 homicides per 100,000 population | 11.2 homicides per 100,000 population | 24.69 homicides per 100,000 population | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher male homicide rate, El Salvador or Peru?
- El Salvador, at 14.25 homicides per 100,000 population against 13.13 homicides per 100,000 population in Peru as of 2022.
- What is the difference in male homicide rate between El Salvador and Peru?
- 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Peru?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2021.
- How do El Salvador and Peru rank globally for male homicide rate?
- El Salvador ranks 36th and Peru ranks 38th 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.