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.

Key highlights

• 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	Tuvalu	0.00 (2019)	18.43 (2012)	-100.00%
2	Maldives	0.59 (2019)	7.20 (2017)	-91.81%
3	Tonga	0.95 (2019)	9.51 (2018)	-90.01%
4	Malta	0.38 (2021)	1.36 (2020)	-72.06%
5	Guinea-Bissau	1.12 (2017)	3.49 (2016)	-67.91%
6	Grenada	4.01 (2021)	11.32 (2020)	-64.58%
7	Iceland	0.54 (2021)	1.36 (2020)	-60.29%
8	Vanuatu	0.32 (2020)	0.66 (2019)	-51.52%
9	Brunei	0.49 (2013)	0.98 (2012)	-50.00%
10	Seychelles	4.70 (2021)	8.53 (2020)	-44.90%
11	Tajikistan	0.91 (2020)	1.62 (2011)	-43.83%
12	Singapore	0.10 (2021)	0.17 (2020)	-41.18%
13	Afghanistan	4.02 (2021)	6.59 (2020)	-39.00%
14	Czech Republic	0.45 (2021)	0.73 (2020)	-38.36%
15	Estonia	1.96 (2021)	3.16 (2020)	-37.97%
16	Suriname	5.71 (2021)	9.06 (2020)	-36.98%
17	Kazakhstan	3.19 (2020)	5.00 (2017)	-36.20%
18	Nigeria	21.74 (2019)	33.60 (2016)	-35.30%
19	Venezuela	19.31 (2021)	29.43 (2020)	-34.39%
20	Ireland	0.44 (2021)	0.67 (2020)	-34.33%
21	Dominica	13.81 (2021)	20.83 (2020)	-33.70%
22	United Arab Emirates	0.47 (2021)	0.70 (2020)	-32.86%
23	Turkmenistan	1.09 (2015)	1.57 (2014)	-30.57%
24	Kuwait	0.25 (2020)	0.36 (2019)	-30.56%
25	Kiribati	7.17 (2012)	10.01 (2011)	-28.37%
26	Lebanon	2.26 (2020)	3.15 (2019)	-28.25%
27	Lithuania	2.58 (2021)	3.58 (2020)	-27.93%
28	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.98 (2021)	1.30 (2020)	-24.62%
29	Chile	3.63 (2021)	4.80 (2020)	-24.38%
30	Qatar	0.33 (2021)	0.43 (2020)	-23.26%
31	Moldova	3.01 (2020)	3.89 (2019)	-22.62%
32	Oman	0.24 (2021)	0.31 (2020)	-22.58%
33	Barbados	11.38 (2021)	14.61 (2020)	-22.11%
34	Peru	5.71 (2020)	7.27 (2019)	-21.46%
35	Malawi	1.79 (2012)	2.26 (2011)	-20.80%
36	Kyrgyzstan	1.75 (2020)	2.20 (2019)	-20.45%
37	Slovenia	0.42 (2021)	0.52 (2020)	-19.23%
38	Liberia	3.12 (2012)	3.85 (2011)	-18.96%
39	Tanzania	3.70 (2020)	4.54 (2019)	-18.50%
40	Latvia	3.04 (2021)	3.69 (2020)	-17.62%
41	Croatia	0.81 (2021)	0.98 (2020)	-17.35%
42	Guyana	16.28 (2021)	19.69 (2020)	-17.32%
43	Philippines	4.32 (2019)	5.20 (2018)	-16.92%
44	Montenegro	2.39 (2021)	2.86 (2020)	-16.43%
45	Uganda	8.53 (2021)	10.04 (2020)	-15.04%
46	Denmark	0.80 (2021)	0.94 (2020)	-14.89%
47	El Salvador	18.17 (2021)	21.31 (2020)	-14.73%
48	Azerbaijan	1.91 (2021)	2.24 (2020)	-14.73%
49	Argentina	4.62 (2021)	5.37 (2020)	-13.97%
50	Australia	0.74 (2021)	0.86 (2020)	-13.95%
51	Georgia	2.04 (2019)	2.36 (2018)	-13.56%
52	Romania	1.26 (2021)	1.45 (2020)	-13.10%
53	United Kingdom	1.00 (2020)	1.15 (2019)	-13.04%
54	Egypt	1.34 (2017)	1.54 (2016)	-12.99%
55	Slovakia	1.01 (2021)	1.15 (2020)	-12.17%
56	South Korea	0.52 (2021)	0.59 (2020)	-11.86%
57	Germany	0.83 (2021)	0.94 (2020)	-11.70%
58	Switzerland	0.48 (2021)	0.54 (2020)	-11.11%
59	Sweden	1.08 (2021)	1.20 (2020)	-10.00%
60	Uruguay	8.90 (2021)	9.86 (2020)	-9.74%
61	Niger	4.39 (2012)	4.81 (2011)	-8.73%
62	Angola	4.10 (2016)	4.46 (2015)	-8.07%
63	Japan	0.23 (2021)	0.25 (2020)	-8.00%
64	Russia	6.80 (2021)	7.35 (2020)	-7.48%
65	Serbia	1.06 (2021)	1.14 (2020)	-7.02%
66	Iran	2.42 (2014)	2.60 (2013)	-6.92%
67	Norway	0.54 (2021)	0.58 (2020)	-6.90%
68	Mauritania	1.02 (2020)	1.09 (2019)	-6.42%
69	Hungary	0.77 (2021)	0.82 (2020)	-6.10%
70	Malaysia	0.72 (2021)	0.76 (2020)	-5.26%
71	China	0.50 (2020)	0.52 (2019)	-3.85%
72	Mexico	28.18 (2021)	29.19 (2020)	-3.46%
73	North Macedonia	1.14 (2019)	1.18 (2018)	-3.39%
74	Spain	0.61 (2021)	0.63 (2020)	-3.17%
75	Mauritius	2.62 (2021)	2.70 (2020)	-2.96%
76	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	30.67 (2021)	31.54 (2020)	-2.76%
77	Tunisia	4.62 (2020)	4.74 (2019)	-2.53%
78	Mongolia	6.15 (2021)	6.22 (2020)	-1.13%
79	Ukraine	3.84 (2021)	3.87 (2020)	-0.78%
80	Fiji	2.17 (2020)	2.18 (2014)	-0.46%
81	Austria	0.73 (2021)	0.73 (2020)	+0.00%
82	Belarus	2.33 (2019)	2.33 (2018)	+0.00%
83	Bolivia	3.49 (2021)	3.49 (2020)	+0.00%
84	Zambia	5.25 (2015)	5.24 (2014)	+0.19%
85	Türkiye	2.52 (2021)	2.51 (2020)	+0.40%
86	India	2.94 (2021)	2.91 (2020)	+1.03%
87	Portugal	0.80 (2021)	0.79 (2020)	+1.27%
88	Cuba	4.42 (2019)	4.33 (2018)	+2.08%
89	Namibia	12.45 (2021)	12.17 (2020)	+2.30%
90	Yemen	6.31 (2013)	6.16 (2012)	+2.44%
91	Costa Rica	11.41 (2021)	11.13 (2020)	+2.52%
92	Poland	0.71 (2021)	0.69 (2020)	+2.90%
93	Jordan	1.02 (2021)	0.99 (2020)	+3.03%
94	Canada	2.07 (2021)	2.00 (2020)	+3.50%
95	Nepal	2.29 (2019)	2.21 (2018)	+3.62%
96	Algeria	1.57 (2021)	1.51 (2020)	+3.97%
97	Uzbekistan	1.41 (2021)	1.34 (2020)	+5.22%
98	Guatemala	19.99 (2021)	18.96 (2020)	+5.43%
99	United States	6.81 (2021)	6.42 (2020)	+6.07%
100	Italy	0.51 (2021)	0.48 (2020)	+6.25%
101	Pakistan	3.98 (2021)	3.74 (2020)	+6.42%
102	France	1.14 (2021)	1.07 (2020)	+6.54%
103	Netherlands	0.65 (2021)	0.61 (2020)	+6.56%
104	Cyprus	1.29 (2021)	1.21 (2020)	+6.61%
105	Bangladesh	2.34 (2018)	2.19 (2017)	+6.85%
106	Ghana	1.84 (2021)	1.72 (2020)	+6.98%
107	Honduras	38.34 (2021)	35.79 (2020)	+7.12%
108	Brazil	22.38 (2020)	20.81 (2019)	+7.54%
109	Paraguay	7.83 (2021)	7.27 (2020)	+7.70%
110	Cabo Verde	6.18 (2020)	5.72 (2019)	+8.04%
111	Albania	2.31 (2021)	2.13 (2020)	+8.45%
112	Panama	12.73 (2021)	11.64 (2020)	+9.36%
113	Cameroon	4.54 (2020)	4.12 (2017)	+10.19%
114	Jamaica	52.13 (2021)	47.26 (2020)	+10.30%
115	Burkina Faso	1.25 (2017)	1.12 (2016)	+11.61%
116	Trinidad and Tobago	29.36 (2021)	26.28 (2020)	+11.72%
117	Eswatini	12.66 (2021)	11.29 (2017)	+12.13%
118	Finland	1.65 (2020)	1.47 (2019)	+12.24%
119	Colombia	27.48 (2021)	24.24 (2020)	+13.37%
120	Rwanda	3.59 (2020)	3.15 (2019)	+13.97%
121	Greece	0.85 (2021)	0.74 (2020)	+14.86%
122	Haiti	13.01 (2021)	11.32 (2020)	+14.93%
123	Iraq	9.41 (2013)	7.96 (2012)	+18.22%
124	Armenia	2.19 (2021)	1.85 (2020)	+18.38%
125	Dominican Republic	10.54 (2021)	8.74 (2020)	+20.59%
126	Belize	31.25 (2021)	25.83 (2020)	+20.98%
127	Botswana	10.55 (2021)	8.68 (2020)	+21.54%
128	South Africa	41.87 (2021)	33.96 (2020)	+23.29%
129	Zimbabwe	6.14 (2021)	4.98 (2020)	+23.29%
130	Saudi Arabia	0.80 (2019)	0.64 (2018)	+25.00%
131	Sierra Leone	2.14 (2020)	1.70 (2015)	+25.88%
132	Bulgaria	1.28 (2021)	0.99 (2020)	+29.29%
133	Luxembourg	0.63 (2021)	0.48 (2020)	+31.25%
134	Saint Lucia	38.96 (2021)	29.01 (2020)	+34.30%
135	Burundi	5.82 (2016)	4.30 (2015)	+35.35%
136	Israel	1.94 (2021)	1.43 (2020)	+35.66%
137	Saint Kitts and Nevis	29.41 (2021)	20.99 (2020)	+40.11%
138	Nicaragua	11.01 (2021)	7.73 (2019)	+42.43%
139	Sri Lanka	3.43 (2019)	2.38 (2018)	+44.12%
140	Kenya	5.27 (2021)	3.58 (2020)	+47.21%
141	Morocco	1.93 (2021)	1.25 (2020)	+54.40%
142	Bahamas	29.17 (2021)	17.96 (2020)	+62.42%
143	New Zealand	2.60 (2019)	1.55 (2018)	+67.74%
144	Antigua and Barbuda	17.16 (2021)	9.71 (2020)	+76.73%
145	Ecuador	14.02 (2021)	7.80 (2020)	+79.74%
146	Samoa	6.20 (2018)	3.37 (2017)	+83.98%
147	Liechtenstein	5.12 (2021)	2.58 (2020)	+98.45%
148	Bhutan	2.46 (2020)	1.04 (2019)	+136.54%
149	Myanmar	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.