Brazil vs Colombia: Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita
Brazil
19.28 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Colombia
24.91 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Brazil rank
21st
Colombia rank
18th
Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita over time
- Brazil
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 24.91 homicides per 100,000 population against 19.28 homicides per 100,000 population in Brazil, a difference of 5.63 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.3 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Colombia ahead.
Brazil ranks 21st and Colombia ranks 18th of 179 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.05 homicides per 100,000 population | 71.73 homicides per 100,000 population | 50.69 homicides per 100,000 population | Colombia |
| 2000s | 26.64 homicides per 100,000 population | 51.08 homicides per 100,000 population | 24.44 homicides per 100,000 population | Colombia |
| 2010s | 27.94 homicides per 100,000 population | 29.43 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.49 homicides per 100,000 population | Colombia |
| 2020s | 20.42 homicides per 100,000 population | 24.52 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.1 homicides per 100,000 population | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate vs. gdp per capita, Brazil or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 24.91 homicides per 100,000 population against 19.28 homicides per 100,000 population in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate vs. gdp per capita between Brazil and Colombia?
- 5.63 homicides per 100,000 population, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Colombia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Colombia rank globally for homicide rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Brazil ranks 21st and Colombia ranks 18th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population.