Colombia 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 923 in Colombia, about 2.7 times as many. Estimated deaths: 1,466 in Colombia and 3,565 in Mexico. Adjusted for population, Colombia had 17.3 events per million people and Mexico 19.

	Colombia	Mexico
Events, last 90 days	488	455
Change vs prior 90 days	+198%	-27%
Events, last 12 months	923	2,508
Est. deaths, last 12 months	1,466	3,565
Civilian deaths, last 12 months	314	160
Events per million people	17.3	19
Deaths per million people	27.4	27
Regions with 5+ events	18	21
Main type of violence	Non-state	Non-state
Most recorded party	Unidentified armed group	Unidentified armed group

Colombia

Events per month in Colombia

Mexico

Events per month in Mexico

Population: World Bank. See methodology.