What is the difference in male homicide victims between United States and Venezuela?

1,775 homicides, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Venezuela?

24 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.

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.

United States vs Venezuela: Male homicide victims

United States

15,437 homicides

in 2023

Venezuela

13,662 homicides

in 2017

United States rank

5th

Venezuela rank

6th

Male homicide victims over time

United States
Venezuela

How they compare

United States currently reports 15,437 homicides against 13,662 homicides in Venezuela, a difference of 1,775 homicides.

That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Venezuela's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United States ahead.

United States ranks 5th and Venezuela ranks 6th of 138 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, United States averaged higher in 2 and Venezuela in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	United States	Venezuela	Difference	Ahead
1990s	15,982 homicides	3,989 homicides	11,993 homicides	United States
2000s	12,938 homicides	10,408 homicides	2,530 homicides	United States
2010s	12,368 homicides	14,211 homicides	1,842 homicides	Venezuela

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher male homicide victims, United States or Venezuela?: United States, at 15,437 homicides against 13,662 homicides in Venezuela as of 2023.
What is the difference in male homicide victims between United States and Venezuela?: 1,775 homicides, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Venezuela?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
How do United States and Venezuela rank globally for male homicide victims?: United States ranks 5th 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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Indicator: Male homicide victims
Unit: homicides
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 138 places, 2,730 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

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