Which has higher share of deaths from homicide, Ecuador or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, at 7.3% against 4.9% in Ecuador as of 2016.

What is the difference in share of deaths from homicide between Ecuador and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

2.4%, with Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

47 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of deaths from homicide. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ecuador vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Share of deaths from homicide

Ecuador

4.9%

in 2022

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

7.3%

in 2016

Ecuador rank

4th

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank

1st

Share of deaths from homicide over time

Ecuador
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

How they compare

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of currently reports 7.3% against 4.9% in Ecuador, a difference of 2.4%.

That makes Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's figure about 1.5 times Ecuador's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.

Ecuador ranks 4th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 1st of 113 countries.

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.6%	1.2%	0.5%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1970s	0.8%	1.4%	0.6%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1980s	1.6%	2.2%	0.6%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1990s	2.8%	3.2%	0.4%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2000s	3.9%	6.8%	3.0%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2010s	2.3%	6.4%	4.1%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of deaths from homicide, Ecuador or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, at 7.3% against 4.9% in Ecuador as of 2016.
What is the difference in share of deaths from homicide between Ecuador and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 2.4%, with Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 47 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2016.
How do Ecuador and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for share of deaths from homicide?: Ecuador ranks 4th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 1st of 113 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of deaths from homicide. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Share of deaths from homicide
Unit: %
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 113 places, 4,903 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

The percentage of annual deaths which are homicides.