Cuba vs Puerto Rico: Male homicide victims
Cuba
395 homicides
in 2019
Puerto Rico
423 homicides
in 2023
Cuba rank
41st
Puerto Rico rank
39th
Male homicide victims over time
- Cuba
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 423 homicides against 395 homicides in Cuba, a difference of 28 homicides.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Cuba ranks 41st and Puerto Rico ranks 39th of 138 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 585 homicides | 740.67 homicides | 155.67 homicides | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 455.2 homicides | 761.5 homicides | 306.3 homicides | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 433 homicides | 764 homicides | 331 homicides | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher male homicide victims, Cuba or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 423 homicides against 395 homicides in Cuba as of 2023.
- What is the difference in male homicide victims between Cuba and Puerto Rico?
- 28 homicides, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Puerto Rico?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2019.
- How do Cuba and Puerto Rico rank globally for male homicide victims?
- Cuba ranks 41st and Puerto Rico ranks 39th 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.