Kenya vs Peru: Male homicide victims
Kenya
1,918 homicides
in 2022
Peru
2,167 homicides
in 2021
Kenya rank
21st
Peru rank
18th
Male homicide victims over time
- Kenya
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 2,167 homicides against 1,918 homicides in Kenya, a difference of 249 homicides.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 21st and Peru ranks 18th of 138 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,584 homicides | 1,827 homicides | 243.08 homicides | Peru |
| 2020s | 1,750 homicides | 1,842 homicides | 92 homicides | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher male homicide victims, Kenya or Peru?
- Peru, at 2,167 homicides against 1,918 homicides in Kenya as of 2021.
- What is the difference in male homicide victims between Kenya and Peru?
- 249 homicides, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Peru?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2021.
- How do Kenya and Peru rank globally for male homicide victims?
- Kenya ranks 21st and Peru ranks 18th 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.