El Salvador vs Peru: Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita
El Salvador
7.9 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Peru
8.6 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2021
El Salvador rank
43rd
Peru rank
40th
Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita over time
- El Salvador
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 8.6 homicides per 100,000 population against 7.9 homicides per 100,000 population in El Salvador, a difference of 0.7 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 43rd and Peru ranks 40th of 179 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 63.06 homicides per 100,000 population | 7.12 homicides per 100,000 population | 55.95 homicides per 100,000 population | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 19.43 homicides per 100,000 population | 7.2 homicides per 100,000 population | 12.23 homicides per 100,000 population | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate vs. gdp per capita, El Salvador or Peru?
- Peru, at 8.6 homicides per 100,000 population against 7.9 homicides per 100,000 population in El Salvador as of 2021.
- What is the difference in homicide rate vs. gdp per capita between El Salvador and Peru?
- 0.7 homicides per 100,000 population, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Peru?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2021.
- How do El Salvador and Peru rank globally for homicide rate vs. gdp per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 43rd and Peru ranks 40th 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.