Brazil vs Mexico

Organized violence recorded by UCDP, 12 months to 31 Jul 2026. Both countries are in the Americas region.

Mexico recorded 2,508 organized-violence events in the last 12 months against 372 in Brazil, about 6.7 times as many. Estimated deaths: 409 in Brazil and 3,565 in Mexico. Adjusted for population, Brazil had 1.7 events per million people and Mexico 19.

	Brazil	Mexico
Events, last 90 days	55	455
Change vs prior 90 days	-48%	-27%
Events, last 12 months	372	2,508
Est. deaths, last 12 months	409	3,565
Civilian deaths, last 12 months	65	160
Events per million people	1.7	19
Deaths per million people	1.9	27
Regions with 5+ events	8	21
Main type of violence	Non-state	Non-state
Most recorded party	Unidentified armed group	Unidentified armed group

Brazil

Events per month in Brazil

Mexico

Events per month in Mexico

Population: World Bank. See methodology.