El Salvador vs Sri Lanka: Male homicide victims
El Salvador
425 homicides
in 2022
Sri Lanka
493 homicides
in 2019
El Salvador rank
38th
Sri Lanka rank
35th
Male homicide victims over time
- El Salvador
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 493 homicides against 425 homicides in El Salvador, a difference of 68 homicides.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times El Salvador's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 38th and Sri Lanka ranks 35th 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 | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,326 homicides | 1,274 homicides | 2,052 homicides | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 3,474 homicides | 462.7 homicides | 3,011 homicides | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher male homicide victims, El Salvador or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 493 homicides against 425 homicides in El Salvador as of 2019.
- What is the difference in male homicide victims between El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
- 68 homicides, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2019.
- How do El Salvador and Sri Lanka rank globally for male homicide victims?
- El Salvador ranks 38th and Sri Lanka ranks 35th 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.