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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.

Venezuela ranks #1 in 2021, showing a positive change from 29.43 to 19.31. Tonga takes #2 with a positive change from 9.51 to 0.95, and Grenada is #3, showing a positive change from 11.32 to 4.01.

Meanwhile, Saint Lucia, Bahamas, and Myanmar are at the bottom of the ranking. Saint Lucia shows a negative change from 29.01 to 38.96, Bahamas sees a negative change from 17.96 to 29.17, and Myanmar has a negative change from 2.94 to 28.44.

RankCountryMost Recent YearPrevious YearChange
1Venezuela19.31 (2021)29.43 (2020)-10.12 pp
2Tonga0.95 (2019)9.51 (2018)-8.56 pp
3Grenada4.01 (2021)11.32 (2020)-7.31 pp
4Dominica13.81 (2021)20.83 (2020)-7.02 pp
5Seychelles4.70 (2021)8.53 (2020)-3.83 pp
6Guyana16.28 (2021)19.69 (2020)-3.41 pp
7Suriname5.71 (2021)9.06 (2020)-3.35 pp
8Barbados11.38 (2021)14.61 (2020)-3.23 pp
9El Salvador18.17 (2021)21.31 (2020)-3.14 pp
10Afghanistan4.02 (2021)6.59 (2020)-2.57 pp
11Guinea-Bissau1.12 (2017)3.49 (2016)-2.37 pp
12Peru5.71 (2020)7.27 (2019)-1.56 pp
13Uganda8.53 (2021)10.04 (2020)-1.51 pp
14Estonia1.96 (2021)3.16 (2020)-1.20 pp
15Chile3.63 (2021)4.80 (2020)-1.17 pp
16Mexico28.18 (2021)29.19 (2020)-1.01 pp
17Lithuania2.58 (2021)3.58 (2020)-1.00 pp
18Malta0.38 (2021)1.36 (2020)-0.98 pp
19Uruguay8.90 (2021)9.86 (2020)-0.96 pp
20Lebanon2.26 (2020)3.15 (2019)-0.89 pp
21Moldova3.01 (2020)3.89 (2019)-0.88 pp
22Philippines4.32 (2019)5.20 (2018)-0.88 pp
23Saint Vincent and the Grenadines30.67 (2021)31.54 (2020)-0.87 pp
24Tanzania3.70 (2020)4.54 (2019)-0.84 pp
25Iceland0.54 (2021)1.36 (2020)-0.82 pp
26Argentina4.62 (2021)5.37 (2020)-0.75 pp
27Latvia3.04 (2021)3.69 (2020)-0.65 pp
28Russia6.80 (2021)7.35 (2020)-0.55 pp
29Montenegro2.39 (2021)2.86 (2020)-0.47 pp
30Kyrgyzstan1.75 (2020)2.20 (2019)-0.45 pp
31Angola4.10 (2016)4.46 (2015)-0.36 pp
32Vanuatu0.32 (2020)0.66 (2019)-0.34 pp
33Azerbaijan1.91 (2021)2.24 (2020)-0.33 pp
34Bosnia and Herzegovina0.98 (2021)1.30 (2020)-0.32 pp
35Georgia2.04 (2019)2.36 (2018)-0.32 pp
36Czech Republic0.45 (2021)0.73 (2020)-0.28 pp
37Ireland0.44 (2021)0.67 (2020)-0.23 pp
38United Arab Emirates0.47 (2021)0.70 (2020)-0.23 pp
39Egypt1.34 (2017)1.54 (2016)-0.20 pp
40Romania1.26 (2021)1.45 (2020)-0.19 pp
41Croatia0.81 (2021)0.98 (2020)-0.17 pp
42United Kingdom1.00 (2020)1.15 (2019)-0.15 pp
43Denmark0.80 (2021)0.94 (2020)-0.14 pp
44Slovakia1.01 (2021)1.15 (2020)-0.14 pp
45Tunisia4.62 (2020)4.74 (2019)-0.12 pp
46Australia0.74 (2021)0.86 (2020)-0.12 pp
47Sweden1.08 (2021)1.20 (2020)-0.12 pp
48Germany0.83 (2021)0.94 (2020)-0.11 pp
49Kuwait0.25 (2020)0.36 (2019)-0.11 pp
50Slovenia0.42 (2021)0.52 (2020)-0.10 pp
51Qatar0.33 (2021)0.43 (2020)-0.10 pp
52Mauritius2.62 (2021)2.70 (2020)-0.08 pp
53Serbia1.06 (2021)1.14 (2020)-0.08 pp
54Mauritania1.02 (2020)1.09 (2019)-0.07 pp
55Oman0.24 (2021)0.31 (2020)-0.07 pp
56Singapore0.10 (2021)0.17 (2020)-0.07 pp
57South Korea0.52 (2021)0.59 (2020)-0.07 pp
58Mongolia6.15 (2021)6.22 (2020)-0.07 pp
59Switzerland0.48 (2021)0.54 (2020)-0.06 pp
60Hungary0.77 (2021)0.82 (2020)-0.05 pp
61Malaysia0.72 (2021)0.76 (2020)-0.04 pp
62North Macedonia1.14 (2019)1.18 (2018)-0.04 pp
63Norway0.54 (2021)0.58 (2020)-0.04 pp
64Ukraine3.84 (2021)3.87 (2020)-0.03 pp
65China0.50 (2020)0.52 (2019)-0.02 pp
66Spain0.61 (2021)0.63 (2020)-0.02 pp
67Japan0.23 (2021)0.25 (2020)-0.02 pp
68Austria0.73 (2021)0.73 (2020)+0.00 pp
69Belarus2.33 (2019)2.33 (2018)+0.00 pp
70Bolivia3.49 (2021)3.49 (2020)+0.00 pp
71Portugal0.80 (2021)0.79 (2020)+0.01 pp
72Türkiye2.52 (2021)2.51 (2020)+0.01 pp
73Poland0.71 (2021)0.69 (2020)+0.02 pp
74India2.94 (2021)2.91 (2020)+0.03 pp
75Italy0.51 (2021)0.48 (2020)+0.03 pp
76Jordan1.02 (2021)0.99 (2020)+0.03 pp
77Netherlands0.65 (2021)0.61 (2020)+0.04 pp
78Algeria1.57 (2021)1.51 (2020)+0.06 pp
79Canada2.07 (2021)2.00 (2020)+0.07 pp
80France1.14 (2021)1.07 (2020)+0.07 pp
81Uzbekistan1.41 (2021)1.34 (2020)+0.07 pp
82Cyprus1.29 (2021)1.21 (2020)+0.08 pp
83Nepal2.29 (2019)2.21 (2018)+0.08 pp
84Cuba4.42 (2019)4.33 (2018)+0.09 pp
85Greece0.85 (2021)0.74 (2020)+0.11 pp
86Ghana1.84 (2021)1.72 (2020)+0.12 pp
87Burkina Faso1.25 (2017)1.12 (2016)+0.13 pp
88Bangladesh2.34 (2018)2.19 (2017)+0.15 pp
89Luxembourg0.63 (2021)0.48 (2020)+0.15 pp
90Saudi Arabia0.80 (2019)0.64 (2018)+0.16 pp
91Finland1.65 (2020)1.47 (2019)+0.18 pp
92Albania2.31 (2021)2.13 (2020)+0.18 pp
93Pakistan3.98 (2021)3.74 (2020)+0.24 pp
94Costa Rica11.41 (2021)11.13 (2020)+0.28 pp
95Namibia12.45 (2021)12.17 (2020)+0.28 pp
96Bulgaria1.28 (2021)0.99 (2020)+0.29 pp
97Armenia2.19 (2021)1.85 (2020)+0.34 pp
98United States6.81 (2021)6.42 (2020)+0.39 pp
99Rwanda3.59 (2020)3.15 (2019)+0.44 pp
100Cabo Verde6.18 (2020)5.72 (2019)+0.46 pp
101Israel1.94 (2021)1.43 (2020)+0.51 pp
102Paraguay7.83 (2021)7.27 (2020)+0.56 pp
103Morocco1.93 (2021)1.25 (2020)+0.68 pp
104Guatemala19.99 (2021)18.96 (2020)+1.03 pp
105New Zealand2.60 (2019)1.55 (2018)+1.05 pp
106Sri Lanka3.43 (2019)2.38 (2018)+1.05 pp
107Panama12.73 (2021)11.64 (2020)+1.09 pp
108Zimbabwe6.14 (2021)4.98 (2020)+1.16 pp
109Bhutan2.46 (2020)1.04 (2019)+1.42 pp
110Burundi5.82 (2016)4.30 (2015)+1.52 pp
111Brazil22.38 (2020)20.81 (2019)+1.57 pp
112Haiti13.01 (2021)11.32 (2020)+1.69 pp
113Kenya5.27 (2021)3.58 (2020)+1.69 pp
114Dominican Republic10.54 (2021)8.74 (2020)+1.80 pp
115Botswana10.55 (2021)8.68 (2020)+1.87 pp
116Liechtenstein5.12 (2021)2.58 (2020)+2.54 pp
117Honduras38.34 (2021)35.79 (2020)+2.55 pp
118Samoa6.20 (2018)3.37 (2017)+2.83 pp
119Trinidad and Tobago29.36 (2021)26.28 (2020)+3.08 pp
120Colombia27.48 (2021)24.24 (2020)+3.24 pp
121Jamaica52.13 (2021)47.26 (2020)+4.87 pp
122Belize31.25 (2021)25.83 (2020)+5.42 pp
123Ecuador14.02 (2021)7.80 (2020)+6.22 pp
124Antigua and Barbuda17.16 (2021)9.71 (2020)+7.45 pp
125South Africa41.87 (2021)33.96 (2020)+7.91 pp
126Saint Kitts and Nevis29.41 (2021)20.99 (2020)+8.42 pp
127Saint Lucia38.96 (2021)29.01 (2020)+9.95 pp
128Bahamas29.17 (2021)17.96 (2020)+11.21 pp
129Myanmar28.44 (2021)2.94 (2020)+25.50 pp

Source: World Bank. Only countries with consecutive data in the past 10 years are shown.