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 tops the rankings in Homicide Rate, recording a drop from 18.43 to 0.00.
Maldives follows with a reduction from 7.20 to 0.59, while
Tonga 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 0.00 (2019) | 18.43 (2012) | -100.00% |
2 | ![]() | 0.59 (2019) | 7.20 (2017) | -91.81% |
3 | ![]() | 0.95 (2019) | 9.51 (2018) | -90.01% |
4 | ![]() | 0.38 (2021) | 1.36 (2020) | -72.06% |
5 | ![]() | 1.12 (2017) | 3.49 (2016) | -67.91% |
6 | ![]() | 4.01 (2021) | 11.32 (2020) | -64.58% |
7 | ![]() | 0.54 (2021) | 1.36 (2020) | -60.29% |
8 | ![]() | 0.32 (2020) | 0.66 (2019) | -51.52% |
9 | ![]() | 0.49 (2013) | 0.98 (2012) | -50.00% |
10 | ![]() | 4.70 (2021) | 8.53 (2020) | -44.90% |
11 | ![]() | 0.91 (2020) | 1.62 (2011) | -43.83% |
12 | ![]() | 0.10 (2021) | 0.17 (2020) | -41.18% |
13 | ![]() | 4.02 (2021) | 6.59 (2020) | -39.00% |
14 | ![]() | 0.45 (2021) | 0.73 (2020) | -38.36% |
15 | ![]() | 1.96 (2021) | 3.16 (2020) | -37.97% |
16 | ![]() | 5.71 (2021) | 9.06 (2020) | -36.98% |
17 | ![]() | 3.19 (2020) | 5.00 (2017) | -36.20% |
18 | ![]() | 21.74 (2019) | 33.60 (2016) | -35.30% |
19 | ![]() | 19.31 (2021) | 29.43 (2020) | -34.39% |
20 | ![]() | 0.44 (2021) | 0.67 (2020) | -34.33% |
21 | ![]() | 13.81 (2021) | 20.83 (2020) | -33.70% |
22 | ![]() | 0.47 (2021) | 0.70 (2020) | -32.86% |
23 | ![]() | 1.09 (2015) | 1.57 (2014) | -30.57% |
24 | ![]() | 0.25 (2020) | 0.36 (2019) | -30.56% |
25 | ![]() | 7.17 (2012) | 10.01 (2011) | -28.37% |
26 | ![]() | 2.26 (2020) | 3.15 (2019) | -28.25% |
27 | ![]() | 2.58 (2021) | 3.58 (2020) | -27.93% |
28 | ![]() | 0.98 (2021) | 1.30 (2020) | -24.62% |
29 | ![]() | 3.63 (2021) | 4.80 (2020) | -24.38% |
30 | ![]() | 0.33 (2021) | 0.43 (2020) | -23.26% |
31 | ![]() | 3.01 (2020) | 3.89 (2019) | -22.62% |
32 | ![]() | 0.24 (2021) | 0.31 (2020) | -22.58% |
33 | ![]() | 11.38 (2021) | 14.61 (2020) | -22.11% |
34 | ![]() | 5.71 (2020) | 7.27 (2019) | -21.46% |
35 | ![]() | 1.79 (2012) | 2.26 (2011) | -20.80% |
36 | ![]() | 1.75 (2020) | 2.20 (2019) | -20.45% |
37 | ![]() | 0.42 (2021) | 0.52 (2020) | -19.23% |
38 | ![]() | 3.12 (2012) | 3.85 (2011) | -18.96% |
39 | ![]() | 3.70 (2020) | 4.54 (2019) | -18.50% |
40 | ![]() | 3.04 (2021) | 3.69 (2020) | -17.62% |
41 | ![]() | 0.81 (2021) | 0.98 (2020) | -17.35% |
42 | ![]() | 16.28 (2021) | 19.69 (2020) | -17.32% |
43 | ![]() | 4.32 (2019) | 5.20 (2018) | -16.92% |
44 | ![]() | 2.39 (2021) | 2.86 (2020) | -16.43% |
45 | ![]() | 8.53 (2021) | 10.04 (2020) | -15.04% |
46 | ![]() | 0.80 (2021) | 0.94 (2020) | -14.89% |
47 | ![]() | 18.17 (2021) | 21.31 (2020) | -14.73% |
48 | ![]() | 1.91 (2021) | 2.24 (2020) | -14.73% |
49 | ![]() | 4.62 (2021) | 5.37 (2020) | -13.97% |
50 | ![]() | 0.74 (2021) | 0.86 (2020) | -13.95% |
51 | ![]() | 2.04 (2019) | 2.36 (2018) | -13.56% |
52 | ![]() | 1.26 (2021) | 1.45 (2020) | -13.10% |
53 | ![]() | 1.00 (2020) | 1.15 (2019) | -13.04% |
54 | ![]() | 1.34 (2017) | 1.54 (2016) | -12.99% |
55 | ![]() | 1.01 (2021) | 1.15 (2020) | -12.17% |
56 | ![]() | 0.52 (2021) | 0.59 (2020) | -11.86% |
57 | ![]() | 0.83 (2021) | 0.94 (2020) | -11.70% |
58 | ![]() | 0.48 (2021) | 0.54 (2020) | -11.11% |
59 | ![]() | 1.08 (2021) | 1.20 (2020) | -10.00% |
60 | ![]() | 8.90 (2021) | 9.86 (2020) | -9.74% |
61 | ![]() | 4.39 (2012) | 4.81 (2011) | -8.73% |
62 | ![]() | 4.10 (2016) | 4.46 (2015) | -8.07% |
63 | ![]() | 0.23 (2021) | 0.25 (2020) | -8.00% |
64 | ![]() | 6.80 (2021) | 7.35 (2020) | -7.48% |
65 | ![]() | 1.06 (2021) | 1.14 (2020) | -7.02% |
66 | ![]() | 2.42 (2014) | 2.60 (2013) | -6.92% |
67 | ![]() | 0.54 (2021) | 0.58 (2020) | -6.90% |
68 | ![]() | 1.02 (2020) | 1.09 (2019) | -6.42% |
69 | ![]() | 0.77 (2021) | 0.82 (2020) | -6.10% |
70 | ![]() | 0.72 (2021) | 0.76 (2020) | -5.26% |
71 | ![]() | 0.50 (2020) | 0.52 (2019) | -3.85% |
72 | ![]() | 28.18 (2021) | 29.19 (2020) | -3.46% |
73 | ![]() | 1.14 (2019) | 1.18 (2018) | -3.39% |
74 | ![]() | 0.61 (2021) | 0.63 (2020) | -3.17% |
75 | ![]() | 2.62 (2021) | 2.70 (2020) | -2.96% |
76 | ![]() | 30.67 (2021) | 31.54 (2020) | -2.76% |
77 | ![]() | 4.62 (2020) | 4.74 (2019) | -2.53% |
78 | ![]() | 6.15 (2021) | 6.22 (2020) | -1.13% |
79 | ![]() | 3.84 (2021) | 3.87 (2020) | -0.78% |
80 | ![]() | 2.17 (2020) | 2.18 (2014) | -0.46% |
81 | ![]() | 0.73 (2021) | 0.73 (2020) | +0.00% |
82 | ![]() | 2.33 (2019) | 2.33 (2018) | +0.00% |
83 | ![]() | 3.49 (2021) | 3.49 (2020) | +0.00% |
84 | ![]() | 5.25 (2015) | 5.24 (2014) | +0.19% |
85 | ![]() | 2.52 (2021) | 2.51 (2020) | +0.40% |
86 | ![]() | 2.94 (2021) | 2.91 (2020) | +1.03% |
87 | ![]() | 0.80 (2021) | 0.79 (2020) | +1.27% |
88 | ![]() | 4.42 (2019) | 4.33 (2018) | +2.08% |
89 | ![]() | 12.45 (2021) | 12.17 (2020) | +2.30% |
90 | ![]() | 6.31 (2013) | 6.16 (2012) | +2.44% |
91 | ![]() | 11.41 (2021) | 11.13 (2020) | +2.52% |
92 | ![]() | 0.71 (2021) | 0.69 (2020) | +2.90% |
93 | ![]() | 1.02 (2021) | 0.99 (2020) | +3.03% |
94 | ![]() | 2.07 (2021) | 2.00 (2020) | +3.50% |
95 | ![]() | 2.29 (2019) | 2.21 (2018) | +3.62% |
96 | ![]() | 1.57 (2021) | 1.51 (2020) | +3.97% |
97 | ![]() | 1.41 (2021) | 1.34 (2020) | +5.22% |
98 | ![]() | 19.99 (2021) | 18.96 (2020) | +5.43% |
99 | ![]() | 6.81 (2021) | 6.42 (2020) | +6.07% |
100 | ![]() | 0.51 (2021) | 0.48 (2020) | +6.25% |
101 | ![]() | 3.98 (2021) | 3.74 (2020) | +6.42% |
102 | ![]() | 1.14 (2021) | 1.07 (2020) | +6.54% |
103 | ![]() | 0.65 (2021) | 0.61 (2020) | +6.56% |
104 | ![]() | 1.29 (2021) | 1.21 (2020) | +6.61% |
105 | ![]() | 2.34 (2018) | 2.19 (2017) | +6.85% |
106 | ![]() | 1.84 (2021) | 1.72 (2020) | +6.98% |
107 | ![]() | 38.34 (2021) | 35.79 (2020) | +7.12% |
108 | ![]() | 22.38 (2020) | 20.81 (2019) | +7.54% |
109 | ![]() | 7.83 (2021) | 7.27 (2020) | +7.70% |
110 | ![]() | 6.18 (2020) | 5.72 (2019) | +8.04% |
111 | ![]() | 2.31 (2021) | 2.13 (2020) | +8.45% |
112 | ![]() | 12.73 (2021) | 11.64 (2020) | +9.36% |
113 | ![]() | 4.54 (2020) | 4.12 (2017) | +10.19% |
114 | ![]() | 52.13 (2021) | 47.26 (2020) | +10.30% |
115 | ![]() | 1.25 (2017) | 1.12 (2016) | +11.61% |
116 | ![]() | 29.36 (2021) | 26.28 (2020) | +11.72% |
117 | ![]() | 12.66 (2021) | 11.29 (2017) | +12.13% |
118 | ![]() | 1.65 (2020) | 1.47 (2019) | +12.24% |
119 | ![]() | 27.48 (2021) | 24.24 (2020) | +13.37% |
120 | ![]() | 3.59 (2020) | 3.15 (2019) | +13.97% |
121 | ![]() | 0.85 (2021) | 0.74 (2020) | +14.86% |
122 | ![]() | 13.01 (2021) | 11.32 (2020) | +14.93% |
123 | ![]() | 9.41 (2013) | 7.96 (2012) | +18.22% |
124 | ![]() | 2.19 (2021) | 1.85 (2020) | +18.38% |
125 | ![]() | 10.54 (2021) | 8.74 (2020) | +20.59% |
126 | ![]() | 31.25 (2021) | 25.83 (2020) | +20.98% |
127 | ![]() | 10.55 (2021) | 8.68 (2020) | +21.54% |
128 | ![]() | 41.87 (2021) | 33.96 (2020) | +23.29% |
129 | ![]() | 6.14 (2021) | 4.98 (2020) | +23.29% |
130 | ![]() | 0.80 (2019) | 0.64 (2018) | +25.00% |
131 | ![]() | 2.14 (2020) | 1.70 (2015) | +25.88% |
132 | ![]() | 1.28 (2021) | 0.99 (2020) | +29.29% |
133 | ![]() | 0.63 (2021) | 0.48 (2020) | +31.25% |
134 | ![]() | 38.96 (2021) | 29.01 (2020) | +34.30% |
135 | ![]() | 5.82 (2016) | 4.30 (2015) | +35.35% |
136 | ![]() | 1.94 (2021) | 1.43 (2020) | +35.66% |
137 | ![]() | 29.41 (2021) | 20.99 (2020) | +40.11% |
138 | ![]() | 11.01 (2021) | 7.73 (2019) | +42.43% |
139 | ![]() | 3.43 (2019) | 2.38 (2018) | +44.12% |
140 | ![]() | 5.27 (2021) | 3.58 (2020) | +47.21% |
141 | ![]() | 1.93 (2021) | 1.25 (2020) | +54.40% |
142 | ![]() | 29.17 (2021) | 17.96 (2020) | +62.42% |
143 | ![]() | 2.60 (2019) | 1.55 (2018) | +67.74% |
144 | ![]() | 17.16 (2021) | 9.71 (2020) | +76.73% |
145 | ![]() | 14.02 (2021) | 7.80 (2020) | +79.74% |
146 | ![]() | 6.20 (2018) | 3.37 (2017) | +83.98% |
147 | ![]() | 5.12 (2021) | 2.58 (2020) | +98.45% |
148 | ![]() | 2.46 (2020) | 1.04 (2019) | +136.54% |
149 | ![]() | 28.44 (2021) | 2.94 (2020) | +867.35% |
Source: World Bank. Only countries with complete data (both points within the past 10 years) are shown.