Russia vs Venezuela: Male homicide victims
Russia
9,277 homicides
in 2024
Venezuela
13,662 homicides
in 2017
Russia rank
8th
Venezuela rank
6th
Male homicide victims over time
- Russia
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 13,662 homicides against 9,277 homicides in Russia, a difference of 4,385 homicides.
That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.5 times Russia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Russia ahead.
Russia ranks 8th and Venezuela ranks 6th of 138 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Russia averaged higher in 2 and Venezuela in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27,802 homicides | 3,989 homicides | 23,813 homicides | Russia |
| 2000s | 25,186 homicides | 10,408 homicides | 14,778 homicides | Russia |
| 2010s | 11,723 homicides | 14,211 homicides | 2,487 homicides | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher male homicide victims, Russia or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 13,662 homicides against 9,277 homicides in Russia as of 2017.
- What is the difference in male homicide victims between Russia and Venezuela?
- 4,385 homicides, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Venezuela?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
- How do Russia and Venezuela rank globally for male homicide victims?
- Russia ranks 8th and Venezuela ranks 6th 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.