Nicaragua vs Panama: Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita
Nicaragua
11.35 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2021
Panama
11.71 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Nicaragua rank
32nd
Panama rank
30th
Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita over time
- Nicaragua
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 11.71 homicides per 100,000 population against 11.35 homicides per 100,000 population in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.36 homicides per 100,000 population.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 32nd and Panama ranks 30th of 179 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.31 homicides per 100,000 population | 11.23 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.08 homicides per 100,000 population | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 12.26 homicides per 100,000 population | 10.75 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.51 homicides per 100,000 population | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 9.76 homicides per 100,000 population | 12.95 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.19 homicides per 100,000 population | Panama |
| 2020s | 11.35 homicides per 100,000 population | 12.66 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.31 homicides per 100,000 population | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate vs. gdp per capita, Nicaragua or Panama?
- Panama, at 11.71 homicides per 100,000 population against 11.35 homicides per 100,000 population in Nicaragua as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate vs. gdp per capita between Nicaragua and Panama?
- 0.36 homicides per 100,000 population, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Panama?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Nicaragua and Panama rank globally for homicide rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 32nd and Panama ranks 30th 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.