El Salvador vs Uganda: Male homicide rate
El Salvador
14.25 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Uganda
15.04 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
El Salvador rank
36th
Uganda rank
34th
Male homicide rate over time
- El Salvador
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 15.04 homicides per 100,000 population against 14.25 homicides per 100,000 population in El Salvador, a difference of 0.79 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2008 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 36th and Uganda ranks 34th of 138 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.58 homicides per 100,000 population | 16 homicides per 100,000 population | 83.58 homicides per 100,000 population | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 115.12 homicides per 100,000 population | 18.56 homicides per 100,000 population | 96.55 homicides per 100,000 population | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 14.25 homicides per 100,000 population | 14.69 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4412 homicides per 100,000 population | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher male homicide rate, El Salvador or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 15.04 homicides per 100,000 population against 14.25 homicides per 100,000 population in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in male homicide rate between El Salvador and Uganda?
- 0.79 homicides per 100,000 population, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Uganda?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
- How do El Salvador and Uganda rank globally for male homicide rate?
- El Salvador ranks 36th and Uganda ranks 34th 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.