Brazil vs India: Male homicide victims
Brazil
36,020 homicides
in 2023
India
23,751 homicides
in 2022
Brazil rank
1st
India rank
3rd
Male homicide victims over time
- Brazil
- India
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 36,020 homicides against 23,751 homicides in India, a difference of 12,269 homicides.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.5 times India's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 1st and India ranks 3rd of 138 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39,334 homicides | 33,118 homicides | 6,216 homicides | Brazil |
| 2000s | 44,891 homicides | 30,088 homicides | 14,803 homicides | Brazil |
| 2010s | 51,406 homicides | 26,685 homicides | 24,721 homicides | Brazil |
| 2020s | 38,780 homicides | 24,200 homicides | 14,580 homicides | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher male homicide victims, Brazil or India?
- Brazil, at 36,020 homicides against 23,751 homicides in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in male homicide victims between Brazil and India?
- 12,269 homicides, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and India?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2022.
- How do Brazil and India rank globally for male homicide victims?
- Brazil ranks 1st and India ranks 3rd 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 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 male victims.