Russia vs United States: Male homicide victims
Russia
9,277 homicides
in 2024
United States
15,437 homicides
in 2023
Russia rank
8th
United States rank
5th
Male homicide victims over time
- Russia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 15,437 homicides against 9,277 homicides in Russia, a difference of 6,160 homicides.
That makes United States's figure about 1.7 times Russia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United States ahead.
Russia ranks 8th and United States ranks 5th of 138 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Russia averaged higher in 2 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27,421 homicides | 16,369 homicides | 11,052 homicides | Russia |
| 2000s | 25,186 homicides | 12,938 homicides | 12,248 homicides | Russia |
| 2010s | 11,174 homicides | 12,210 homicides | 1,036 homicides | United States |
| 2020s | 7,239 homicides | 17,028 homicides | 9,789 homicides | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher male homicide victims, Russia or United States?
- United States, at 15,437 homicides against 9,277 homicides in Russia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in male homicide victims between Russia and United States?
- 6,160 homicides, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and United States?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Russia and United States rank globally for male homicide victims?
- Russia ranks 8th and United States ranks 5th 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.