Ecuador vs United States Virgin Islands: Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita
Ecuador
45.72 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
United States Virgin Islands
49.86 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2012
Ecuador rank
6th
United States Virgin Islands rank
4th
Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita over time
- Ecuador
- United States Virgin Islands
How they compare
United States Virgin Islands currently reports 49.86 homicides per 100,000 population against 45.72 homicides per 100,000 population in Ecuador, a difference of 4.14 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes United States Virgin Islands's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, United States Virgin Islands has been ahead every year.
Ecuador ranks 6th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 4th of 179 countries.
United States Virgin Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | United States Virgin Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.61 homicides per 100,000 population | 25.23 homicides per 100,000 population | 12.61 homicides per 100,000 population | United States Virgin Islands |
| 2000s | 15.54 homicides per 100,000 population | 35.79 homicides per 100,000 population | 20.25 homicides per 100,000 population | United States Virgin Islands |
| 2010s | 15.01 homicides per 100,000 population | 48.41 homicides per 100,000 population | 33.4 homicides per 100,000 population | United States Virgin Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate vs. gdp per capita, Ecuador or United States Virgin Islands?
- United States Virgin Islands, at 49.86 homicides per 100,000 population against 45.72 homicides per 100,000 population in Ecuador as of 2012.
- What is the difference in homicide rate vs. gdp per capita between Ecuador and United States Virgin Islands?
- 4.14 homicides per 100,000 population, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and United States Virgin Islands?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2012.
- How do Ecuador and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for homicide rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Ecuador ranks 6th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 4th 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.