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Homicide Rate by Country

The Homicide Rate by Country ranking compares nations by year-over-year changes in homicide rates, ranking those with the largest reductions higher to highlight progress in safety, violence reduction, and secure environments.

Ranking summary

  • Tuvalu flagTuvalu tops the rankings in Homicide Rate, recording a drop from 18.43 to 0.00. Maldives flagMaldives follows with a reduction from 7.20 to 0.59, while Tonga flagTonga rounds out the top three, falling from 9.51 to 0.95.
  • Across all 149 countries, the average year-over-year change was +2.69% with a median change of -2.96%.
  • Overall, 80 countries improved in this area while 66 worsened. Click on a country to open the full country scorecard and see how it performs across a range of key indicators.
Rank Country Most Recent Year Previous Year Change
1Tuvalu flag Tuvalu0.00 (2019)18.43 (2012)-100.00%
2Maldives flag Maldives0.59 (2019)7.20 (2017)-91.81%
3Tonga flag Tonga0.95 (2019)9.51 (2018)-90.01%
4Malta flag Malta0.38 (2021)1.36 (2020)-72.06%
5Guinea-Bissau flag Guinea-Bissau1.12 (2017)3.49 (2016)-67.91%
6Grenada flag Grenada4.01 (2021)11.32 (2020)-64.58%
7Iceland flag Iceland0.54 (2021)1.36 (2020)-60.29%
8Vanuatu flag Vanuatu0.32 (2020)0.66 (2019)-51.52%
9Brunei flag Brunei0.49 (2013)0.98 (2012)-50.00%
10Seychelles flag Seychelles4.70 (2021)8.53 (2020)-44.90%
11Tajikistan flag Tajikistan0.91 (2020)1.62 (2011)-43.83%
12Singapore flag Singapore0.10 (2021)0.17 (2020)-41.18%
13Afghanistan flag Afghanistan4.02 (2021)6.59 (2020)-39.00%
14Czech Republic flag Czech Republic0.45 (2021)0.73 (2020)-38.36%
15Estonia flag Estonia1.96 (2021)3.16 (2020)-37.97%
16Suriname flag Suriname5.71 (2021)9.06 (2020)-36.98%
17Kazakhstan flag Kazakhstan3.19 (2020)5.00 (2017)-36.20%
18Nigeria flag Nigeria21.74 (2019)33.60 (2016)-35.30%
19Venezuela flag Venezuela19.31 (2021)29.43 (2020)-34.39%
20Ireland flag Ireland0.44 (2021)0.67 (2020)-34.33%
21Dominica flag Dominica13.81 (2021)20.83 (2020)-33.70%
22United Arab Emirates flag United Arab Emirates0.47 (2021)0.70 (2020)-32.86%
23Turkmenistan flag Turkmenistan1.09 (2015)1.57 (2014)-30.57%
24Kuwait flag Kuwait0.25 (2020)0.36 (2019)-30.56%
25Kiribati flag Kiribati7.17 (2012)10.01 (2011)-28.37%
26Lebanon flag Lebanon2.26 (2020)3.15 (2019)-28.25%
27Lithuania flag Lithuania2.58 (2021)3.58 (2020)-27.93%
28Bosnia and Herzegovina flag Bosnia and Herzegovina0.98 (2021)1.30 (2020)-24.62%
29Chile flag Chile3.63 (2021)4.80 (2020)-24.38%
30Qatar flag Qatar0.33 (2021)0.43 (2020)-23.26%
31Moldova flag Moldova3.01 (2020)3.89 (2019)-22.62%
32Oman flag Oman0.24 (2021)0.31 (2020)-22.58%
33Barbados flag Barbados11.38 (2021)14.61 (2020)-22.11%
34Peru flag Peru5.71 (2020)7.27 (2019)-21.46%
35Malawi flag Malawi1.79 (2012)2.26 (2011)-20.80%
36Kyrgyzstan flag Kyrgyzstan1.75 (2020)2.20 (2019)-20.45%
37Slovenia flag Slovenia0.42 (2021)0.52 (2020)-19.23%
38Liberia flag Liberia3.12 (2012)3.85 (2011)-18.96%
39Tanzania flag Tanzania3.70 (2020)4.54 (2019)-18.50%
40Latvia flag Latvia3.04 (2021)3.69 (2020)-17.62%
41Croatia flag Croatia0.81 (2021)0.98 (2020)-17.35%
42Guyana flag Guyana16.28 (2021)19.69 (2020)-17.32%
43Philippines flag Philippines4.32 (2019)5.20 (2018)-16.92%
44Montenegro flag Montenegro2.39 (2021)2.86 (2020)-16.43%
45Uganda flag Uganda8.53 (2021)10.04 (2020)-15.04%
46Denmark flag Denmark0.80 (2021)0.94 (2020)-14.89%
47El Salvador flag El Salvador18.17 (2021)21.31 (2020)-14.73%
48Azerbaijan flag Azerbaijan1.91 (2021)2.24 (2020)-14.73%
49Argentina flag Argentina4.62 (2021)5.37 (2020)-13.97%
50Australia flag Australia0.74 (2021)0.86 (2020)-13.95%
51Georgia flag Georgia2.04 (2019)2.36 (2018)-13.56%
52Romania flag Romania1.26 (2021)1.45 (2020)-13.10%
53United Kingdom flag United Kingdom1.00 (2020)1.15 (2019)-13.04%
54Egypt flag Egypt1.34 (2017)1.54 (2016)-12.99%
55Slovakia flag Slovakia1.01 (2021)1.15 (2020)-12.17%
56South Korea flag South Korea0.52 (2021)0.59 (2020)-11.86%
57Germany flag Germany0.83 (2021)0.94 (2020)-11.70%
58Switzerland flag Switzerland0.48 (2021)0.54 (2020)-11.11%
59Sweden flag Sweden1.08 (2021)1.20 (2020)-10.00%
60Uruguay flag Uruguay8.90 (2021)9.86 (2020)-9.74%
61Niger flag Niger4.39 (2012)4.81 (2011)-8.73%
62Angola flag Angola4.10 (2016)4.46 (2015)-8.07%
63Japan flag Japan0.23 (2021)0.25 (2020)-8.00%
64Russia flag Russia6.80 (2021)7.35 (2020)-7.48%
65Serbia flag Serbia1.06 (2021)1.14 (2020)-7.02%
66Iran flag Iran2.42 (2014)2.60 (2013)-6.92%
67Norway flag Norway0.54 (2021)0.58 (2020)-6.90%
68Mauritania flag Mauritania1.02 (2020)1.09 (2019)-6.42%
69Hungary flag Hungary0.77 (2021)0.82 (2020)-6.10%
70Malaysia flag Malaysia0.72 (2021)0.76 (2020)-5.26%
71China flag China0.50 (2020)0.52 (2019)-3.85%
72Mexico flag Mexico28.18 (2021)29.19 (2020)-3.46%
73North Macedonia flag North Macedonia1.14 (2019)1.18 (2018)-3.39%
74Spain flag Spain0.61 (2021)0.63 (2020)-3.17%
75Mauritius flag Mauritius2.62 (2021)2.70 (2020)-2.96%
76Saint Vincent and the Grenadines flag Saint Vincent and the Grenadines30.67 (2021)31.54 (2020)-2.76%
77Tunisia flag Tunisia4.62 (2020)4.74 (2019)-2.53%
78Mongolia flag Mongolia6.15 (2021)6.22 (2020)-1.13%
79Ukraine flag Ukraine3.84 (2021)3.87 (2020)-0.78%
80Fiji flag Fiji2.17 (2020)2.18 (2014)-0.46%
81Austria flag Austria0.73 (2021)0.73 (2020)+0.00%
82Belarus flag Belarus2.33 (2019)2.33 (2018)+0.00%
83Bolivia flag Bolivia3.49 (2021)3.49 (2020)+0.00%
84Zambia flag Zambia5.25 (2015)5.24 (2014)+0.19%
85Türkiye flag Türkiye2.52 (2021)2.51 (2020)+0.40%
86India flag India2.94 (2021)2.91 (2020)+1.03%
87Portugal flag Portugal0.80 (2021)0.79 (2020)+1.27%
88Cuba flag Cuba4.42 (2019)4.33 (2018)+2.08%
89Namibia flag Namibia12.45 (2021)12.17 (2020)+2.30%
90Yemen flag Yemen6.31 (2013)6.16 (2012)+2.44%
91Costa Rica flag Costa Rica11.41 (2021)11.13 (2020)+2.52%
92Poland flag Poland0.71 (2021)0.69 (2020)+2.90%
93Jordan flag Jordan1.02 (2021)0.99 (2020)+3.03%
94Canada flag Canada2.07 (2021)2.00 (2020)+3.50%
95Nepal flag Nepal2.29 (2019)2.21 (2018)+3.62%
96Algeria flag Algeria1.57 (2021)1.51 (2020)+3.97%
97Uzbekistan flag Uzbekistan1.41 (2021)1.34 (2020)+5.22%
98Guatemala flag Guatemala19.99 (2021)18.96 (2020)+5.43%
99United States flag United States6.81 (2021)6.42 (2020)+6.07%
100Italy flag Italy0.51 (2021)0.48 (2020)+6.25%
101Pakistan flag Pakistan3.98 (2021)3.74 (2020)+6.42%
102France flag France1.14 (2021)1.07 (2020)+6.54%
103Netherlands flag Netherlands0.65 (2021)0.61 (2020)+6.56%
104Cyprus flag Cyprus1.29 (2021)1.21 (2020)+6.61%
105Bangladesh flag Bangladesh2.34 (2018)2.19 (2017)+6.85%
106Ghana flag Ghana1.84 (2021)1.72 (2020)+6.98%
107Honduras flag Honduras38.34 (2021)35.79 (2020)+7.12%
108Brazil flag Brazil22.38 (2020)20.81 (2019)+7.54%
109Paraguay flag Paraguay7.83 (2021)7.27 (2020)+7.70%
110Cabo Verde flag Cabo Verde6.18 (2020)5.72 (2019)+8.04%
111Albania flag Albania2.31 (2021)2.13 (2020)+8.45%
112Panama flag Panama12.73 (2021)11.64 (2020)+9.36%
113Cameroon flag Cameroon4.54 (2020)4.12 (2017)+10.19%
114Jamaica flag Jamaica52.13 (2021)47.26 (2020)+10.30%
115Burkina Faso flag Burkina Faso1.25 (2017)1.12 (2016)+11.61%
116Trinidad and Tobago flag Trinidad and Tobago29.36 (2021)26.28 (2020)+11.72%
117Eswatini flag Eswatini12.66 (2021)11.29 (2017)+12.13%
118Finland flag Finland1.65 (2020)1.47 (2019)+12.24%
119Colombia flag Colombia27.48 (2021)24.24 (2020)+13.37%
120Rwanda flag Rwanda3.59 (2020)3.15 (2019)+13.97%
121Greece flag Greece0.85 (2021)0.74 (2020)+14.86%
122Haiti flag Haiti13.01 (2021)11.32 (2020)+14.93%
123Iraq flag Iraq9.41 (2013)7.96 (2012)+18.22%
124Armenia flag Armenia2.19 (2021)1.85 (2020)+18.38%
125Dominican Republic flag Dominican Republic10.54 (2021)8.74 (2020)+20.59%
126Belize flag Belize31.25 (2021)25.83 (2020)+20.98%
127Botswana flag Botswana10.55 (2021)8.68 (2020)+21.54%
128South Africa flag South Africa41.87 (2021)33.96 (2020)+23.29%
129Zimbabwe flag Zimbabwe6.14 (2021)4.98 (2020)+23.29%
130Saudi Arabia flag Saudi Arabia0.80 (2019)0.64 (2018)+25.00%
131Sierra Leone flag Sierra Leone2.14 (2020)1.70 (2015)+25.88%
132Bulgaria flag Bulgaria1.28 (2021)0.99 (2020)+29.29%
133Luxembourg flag Luxembourg0.63 (2021)0.48 (2020)+31.25%
134Saint Lucia flag Saint Lucia38.96 (2021)29.01 (2020)+34.30%
135Burundi flag Burundi5.82 (2016)4.30 (2015)+35.35%
136Israel flag Israel1.94 (2021)1.43 (2020)+35.66%
137Saint Kitts and Nevis flag Saint Kitts and Nevis29.41 (2021)20.99 (2020)+40.11%
138Nicaragua flag Nicaragua11.01 (2021)7.73 (2019)+42.43%
139Sri Lanka flag Sri Lanka3.43 (2019)2.38 (2018)+44.12%
140Kenya flag Kenya5.27 (2021)3.58 (2020)+47.21%
141Morocco flag Morocco1.93 (2021)1.25 (2020)+54.40%
142Bahamas flag Bahamas29.17 (2021)17.96 (2020)+62.42%
143New Zealand flag New Zealand2.60 (2019)1.55 (2018)+67.74%
144Antigua and Barbuda flag Antigua and Barbuda17.16 (2021)9.71 (2020)+76.73%
145Ecuador flag Ecuador14.02 (2021)7.80 (2020)+79.74%
146Samoa flag Samoa6.20 (2018)3.37 (2017)+83.98%
147Liechtenstein flag Liechtenstein5.12 (2021)2.58 (2020)+98.45%
148Bhutan flag Bhutan2.46 (2020)1.04 (2019)+136.54%
149Myanmar flag Myanmar28.44 (2021)2.94 (2020)+867.35%

Source: World Bank. Only countries with complete data (both points within the past 10 years) are shown.