Nicaragua vs Uruguay: Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita

Nicaragua
11.35 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2021
Uruguay
11.25 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Nicaragua rank
32nd
Uruguay rank
33rd

Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 11.35 homicides per 100,000 population against 11.25 homicides per 100,000 population in Uruguay, a difference of 0.1 homicides per 100,000 population.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 32nd and Uruguay ranks 33rd of 179 countries.

Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Uruguay Difference Ahead
1990s 15 homicides per 100,000 population 6.59 homicides per 100,000 population 8.41 homicides per 100,000 population Nicaragua
2000s 12.26 homicides per 100,000 population 6.37 homicides per 100,000 population 5.89 homicides per 100,000 population Nicaragua
2010s 9.76 homicides per 100,000 population 8.49 homicides per 100,000 population 1.27 homicides per 100,000 population Nicaragua
2020s 11.35 homicides per 100,000 population 9.01 homicides per 100,000 population 2.34 homicides per 100,000 population Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate vs. gdp per capita, Nicaragua or Uruguay?
Nicaragua, at 11.35 homicides per 100,000 population against 11.25 homicides per 100,000 population in Uruguay as of 2021.
What is the difference in homicide rate vs. gdp per capita between Nicaragua and Uruguay?
0.1 homicides per 100,000 population, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Uruguay?
29 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Nicaragua and Uruguay rank globally for homicide rate vs. gdp per capita?
Nicaragua ranks 32nd and Uruguay ranks 33rd of 179 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 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

Indicator
Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita
Unit
homicides per 100,000 population
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
179 places, 4,154 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population.