Countries ranked by homicide rate, lowest to highest
199 countries have an official homicide figure from 2018 or later. Singapore has the lowest rate (0.1 per 100,000 people), Turks and Caicos Islands the highest (76.3). Half the countries are under 3.8, the world median.
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Highest homicide rates
| Rank | Country | Per 100,000 | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 199 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 76.3 | 2022 |
| 198 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 64.2 | 2023 |
| 197 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 51.3 | 2023 |
| 196 | Jamaica | 49.4 | 2023 |
| 195 | Ecuador | 45.7 | 2023 |
| 194 | South Africa | 43.7 | 2022 |
| 193 | Haiti | 41.2 | 2023 |
| 192 | Trinidad and Tobago | 40.4 | 2022 |
| 191 | Saint Lucia | 39 | 2023 |
| 190 | Lesotho WHO Global Health Estimates (modelled estimate, no recent official figure) | 38.9 | 2021 |
By continent
| Continent | Countries | Median | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | 54 | 7.3 | Mauritania (1) | South Africa (43.7) |
| Latin America and the Caribbean | 36 | 18.4 | Cayman Islands (4.4) | Turks and Caicos Islands (76.3) |
| Northern America | 3 | 5.8 | Canada (2) | Bermuda (6.2) |
| Europe | 47 | 1.1 | Malta (0.6) | Russia (6.8) |
| Asia | 46 | 1.9 | Singapore (0.1) | Iraq (12.6) |
| Oceania | 13 | 3.8 | Vanuatu (0.3) | American Samoa (25.5) |
Every country, lowest to highest
| Rank | Country | Per 100,000 | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 0.1 | 2023 |
| 1 | Qatar | 0.1 | 2022 |
| 1 | Oman | 0.1 | 2023 |
| 4 | Bahrain | 0.2 | 2022 |
| 4 | Japan | 0.2 | 2023 |
| 4 | Kuwait | 0.2 | 2020 |
| 7 | Indonesia | 0.3 | 2022 |
| 7 | Vanuatu | 0.3 | 2020 |
| 9 | Hong Kong | 0.4 | 2023 |
| 10 | South Korea | 0.5 | 2023 |
| 10 | China | 0.5 | 2020 |
| 12 | Macao | 0.6 | 2023 |
| 12 | Malta | 0.6 | 2023 |
| 12 | Slovenia | 0.6 | 2023 |
| 12 | Italy | 0.6 | 2023 |
| 12 | Switzerland | 0.6 | 2023 |
| 12 | Palestinian Territories | 0.6 | 2022 |
| 18 | Ireland | 0.7 | 2023 |
| 18 | Croatia | 0.7 | 2023 |
| 18 | Spain | 0.7 | 2023 |
| 18 | Netherlands | 0.7 | 2023 |
| 18 | United Arab Emirates | 0.7 | 2022 |
| 18 | Portugal | 0.7 | 2022 |
| 18 | Hungary | 0.7 | 2023 |
| 18 | Norway | 0.7 | 2023 |
| 18 | Malaysia | 0.7 | 2023 |
| 27 | Czechia | 0.8 | 2023 |
| 27 | Montenegro | 0.8 | 2023 |
| 27 | Poland | 0.8 | 2023 |
| 27 | Cyprus | 0.8 | 2023 |
| 27 | Brunei WHO Global Health Estimates (modelled estimate, no recent official figure) | 0.8 | 2021 |
| 27 | Taiwan National Police Agency (Taiwan), homicide victims | 0.8 | 2025 |
| 27 | Greece | 0.8 | 2023 |
| 27 | Denmark | 0.8 | 2023 |
| 35 | Australia | 0.9 | 2023 |
| 35 | Austria | 0.9 | 2023 |
| 35 | Tajikistan | 0.9 | 2020 |
| 35 | Germany | 0.9 | 2023 |
| 39 | Finland | 1 | 2023 |
| 39 | Jordan | 1 | 2023 |
| 39 | Mauritania | 1 | 2020 |
| 42 | Belgium | 1.1 | 2021 |
| 42 | Bulgaria | 1.1 | 2023 |
| 42 | Romania | 1.1 | 2023 |
| 42 | United Kingdom | 1.1 | 2021 |
| 42 | Slovakia | 1.1 | 2023 |
| 42 | Sweden | 1.1 | 2023 |
| 48 | Algeria | 1.2 | 2023 |
| 48 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.2 | 2023 |
| 50 | Iceland | 1.3 | 2023 |
| 50 | Serbia | 1.3 | 2023 |
| 50 | France | 1.3 | 2023 |
| 53 | Albania | 1.4 | 2023 |
| 53 | Uzbekistan | 1.4 | 2021 |
| 55 | New Zealand | 1.5 | 2022 |
| 55 | North Macedonia | 1.5 | 2023 |
| 55 | Luxembourg | 1.5 | 2022 |
| 55 | Estonia | 1.5 | 2023 |
| 59 | Israel | 1.6 | 2022 |
| 60 | Morocco | 1.7 | 2023 |
| 60 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.7 | 2020 |
| 62 | Cambodia WHO Global Health Estimates (modelled estimate, no recent official figure) | 1.8 | 2021 |
| 62 | Ghana | 1.8 | 2022 |
| 62 | Sri Lanka WHO Global Health Estimates (modelled estimate, no recent official figure) | 1.8 | 2021 |
| 65 | Georgia WHO Global Health Estimates (modelled estimate, no recent official figure) | 1.9 | 2021 |
| 65 | Kosovo | 1.9 | 2021 |
| 65 | Malawi WHO Global Health Estimates (modelled estimate, no recent official figure) | 1.9 | 2021 |
| 65 | Vietnam WHO Global Health Estimates (modelled estimate, no recent official figure) | 1.9 | 2021 |
| 69 | Canada | 2 | 2023 |
| 70 | Fiji | 2.1 | 2023 |
| 70 | Libya WHO Global Health Estimates (modelled estimate, no recent official figure) | 2.1 | 2021 |
| 70 | Nepal | 2.1 | 2020 |
| 70 | Maldives WHO Global Health Estimates (modelled estimate, no recent official figure) | 2.1 | 2021 |
| 74 | Azerbaijan | 2.2 | 2023 |
| 74 | Belarus WHO Global Health Estimates (modelled estimate, no recent official figure) | 2.2 | 2021 |
| 74 | Armenia | 2.2 | 2023 |
| 74 | Sierra Leone | 2.2 | 2020 |
| 74 | Lebanon | 2.2 | 2020 |
| 79 | Mauritius | 2.3 | 2022 |
| 80 | Saudi Arabia WHO Global Health Estimates (modelled estimate, no recent official figure) | 2.4 | 2021 |
| 80 | Samoa WHO Global Health Estimates (modelled estimate, no recent official figure) | 2.4 | 2021 |
| 80 | Syria WHO Global Health Estimates (modelled estimate, no recent official figure) | 2.4 | 2021 |
| 83 | Bhutan | 2.5 | 2020 |
| 83 | Latvia | 2.5 | 2023 |
| 83 | Moldova | 2.5 | 2023 |
| 86 | Kazakhstan | 2.6 | 2022 |
| 86 | Myanmar | 2.6 | 2023 |
| 86 | Andorra | 2.6 | 2020 |
| 86 | Equatorial Guinea WHO Global Health Estimates (modelled estimate, no recent official figure) | 2.6 | 2021 |
| 86 | Lithuania | 2.6 | 2023 |
| 91 | India | 2.8 | 2022 |
| 92 | Bangladesh WHO Global Health Estimates (modelled estimate, no recent official figure) | 2.9 | 2021 |
| 92 | Iran WHO Global Health Estimates (modelled estimate, no recent official figure) | 2.9 | 2021 |
| 94 | Turkey | 3.2 | 2023 |
| 95 | Mozambique WHO Global Health Estimates (modelled estimate, no recent official figure) | 3.3 | 2021 |
| 95 | Tonga WHO Global Health Estimates (modelled estimate, no recent official figure) | 3.3 | 2021 |
| 97 | Turkmenistan WHO Global Health Estimates (modelled estimate, no recent official figure) | 3.4 | 2021 |
| 98 | Rwanda | 3.6 | 2020 |
| 99 | Tanzania | 3.7 | 2020 |
| 100 | Solomon Islands WHO Global Health Estimates (modelled estimate, no recent official figure) | 3.8 | 2021 |
| 100 | Ukraine | 3.8 | 2021 |
| 102 | Afghanistan | 4 | 2021 |
| 103 | North Korea WHO Global Health Estimates (modelled estimate, no recent official figure) | 4.1 | 2021 |
| 104 | Egypt WHO Global Health Estimates (modelled estimate, no recent official figure) | 4.2 | 2021 |
| 105 | Guam | 4.3 | 2019 |
| 105 | Pakistan | 4.3 | 2023 |
| 105 | Philippines | 4.3 | 2023 |
| 108 | Cayman Islands | 4.4 | 2020 |
| 108 | Bolivia | 4.4 | 2023 |
| 108 | Thailand WHO Global Health Estimates (modelled estimate, no recent official figure) | 4.4 | 2021 |
| 111 | Kiribati WHO Global Health Estimates (modelled estimate, no recent official figure) | 4.5 | 2021 |
| 111 | Argentina | 4.5 | 2023 |
| 113 | Tunisia | 4.7 | 2020 |
| 114 | Micronesia WHO Global Health Estimates (modelled estimate, no recent official figure) | 4.8 | 2021 |
| 115 | Kenya | 4.9 | 2022 |
| 116 | Somalia WHO Global Health Estimates (modelled estimate, no recent official figure) | 5 | 2021 |
| 116 | Cuba WHO Global Health Estimates (modelled estimate, no recent official figure) | 5 | 2021 |
| 118 | Timor-Leste WHO Global Health Estimates (modelled estimate, no recent official figure) | 5.1 | 2021 |
| 118 | Liechtenstein | 5.1 | 2021 |
| 120 | Sudan WHO Global Health Estimates (modelled estimate, no recent official figure) | 5.3 | 2021 |
| 121 | United States | 5.8 | 2023 |
| 121 | Benin WHO Global Health Estimates (modelled estimate, no recent official figure) | 5.8 | 2021 |
| 121 | Djibouti WHO Global Health Estimates (modelled estimate, no recent official figure) | 5.8 | 2021 |
| 121 | São Tomé and Príncipe WHO Global Health Estimates (modelled estimate, no recent official figure) | 5.8 | 2021 |
| 125 | Mongolia | 5.9 | 2023 |
| 125 | Zambia WHO Global Health Estimates (modelled estimate, no recent official figure) | 5.9 | 2021 |
| 127 | Madagascar WHO Global Health Estimates (modelled estimate, no recent official figure) | 6.1 | 2021 |
| 128 | Bermuda | 6.2 | 2023 |
| 129 | Chile | 6.3 | 2023 |
| 130 | Laos WHO Global Health Estimates (modelled estimate, no recent official figure) | 6.4 | 2021 |
| 131 | Burundi WHO Global Health Estimates (modelled estimate, no recent official figure) | 6.5 | 2021 |
| 131 | Suriname | 6.5 | 2023 |
| 133 | Ethiopia WHO Global Health Estimates (modelled estimate, no recent official figure) | 6.7 | 2021 |
| 134 | Zimbabwe | 6.8 | 2022 |
| 134 | Cameroon | 6.8 | 2022 |
| 134 | Russia | 6.8 | 2021 |
| 134 | Paraguay | 6.8 | 2023 |
| 138 | Cape Verde | 7 | 2020 |
| 139 | Barbados | 7.4 | 2023 |
| 140 | Comoros WHO Global Health Estimates (modelled estimate, no recent official figure) | 7.6 | 2021 |
| 141 | El Salvador | 7.9 | 2022 |
| 141 | Senegal WHO Global Health Estimates (modelled estimate, no recent official figure) | 7.9 | 2021 |
| 141 | Gambia WHO Global Health Estimates (modelled estimate, no recent official figure) | 7.9 | 2021 |
| 144 | Seychelles | 8 | 2022 |
| 144 | Gabon WHO Global Health Estimates (modelled estimate, no recent official figure) | 8 | 2021 |
| 146 | Chad WHO Global Health Estimates (modelled estimate, no recent official figure) | 8.5 | 2021 |
| 146 | Guinea WHO Global Health Estimates (modelled estimate, no recent official figure) | 8.5 | 2021 |
| 146 | Togo WHO Global Health Estimates (modelled estimate, no recent official figure) | 8.5 | 2021 |
| 149 | Guinea-Bissau WHO Global Health Estimates (modelled estimate, no recent official figure) | 8.6 | 2021 |
| 149 | Peru | 8.6 | 2021 |
| 151 | Angola WHO Global Health Estimates (modelled estimate, no recent official figure) | 8.7 | 2021 |
| 152 | Uganda | 9 | 2023 |
| 153 | Burkina Faso WHO Global Health Estimates (modelled estimate, no recent official figure) | 9.3 | 2021 |
| 153 | Republic of the Congo WHO Global Health Estimates (modelled estimate, no recent official figure) | 9.3 | 2021 |
| 155 | Liberia WHO Global Health Estimates (modelled estimate, no recent official figure) | 9.4 | 2021 |
| 155 | Niger WHO Global Health Estimates (modelled estimate, no recent official figure) | 9.4 | 2021 |
| 155 | Yemen WHO Global Health Estimates (modelled estimate, no recent official figure) | 9.4 | 2021 |
| 158 | Mali WHO Global Health Estimates (modelled estimate, no recent official figure) | 10 | 2021 |
| 159 | Papua New Guinea WHO Global Health Estimates (modelled estimate, no recent official figure) | 10.4 | 2021 |
| 159 | Eritrea WHO Global Health Estimates (modelled estimate, no recent official figure) | 10.4 | 2021 |
| 161 | Antigua and Barbuda | 10.7 | 2023 |
| 162 | Dominican Republic | 10.9 | 2023 |
| 163 | Côte d'Ivoire WHO Global Health Estimates (modelled estimate, no recent official figure) | 11 | 2021 |
| 164 | Namibia | 11.2 | 2021 |
| 164 | Palau | 11.2 | 2018 |
| 164 | Uruguay | 11.2 | 2023 |
| 167 | Nicaragua | 11.3 | 2021 |
| 168 | Botswana | 11.4 | 2021 |
| 169 | Panama | 11.7 | 2023 |
| 170 | DR Congo WHO Global Health Estimates (modelled estimate, no recent official figure) | 12.4 | 2021 |
| 171 | Eswatini | 12.5 | 2021 |
| 172 | Iraq WHO Global Health Estimates (modelled estimate, no recent official figure) | 12.6 | 2021 |
| 173 | Grenada | 13.7 | 2023 |
| 174 | Puerto Rico | 14.6 | 2023 |
| 175 | Nigeria | 15.7 | 2023 |
| 176 | South Sudan WHO Global Health Estimates (modelled estimate, no recent official figure) | 16.5 | 2021 |
| 177 | Costa Rica | 17.7 | 2023 |
| 178 | Central African Republic WHO Global Health Estimates (modelled estimate, no recent official figure) | 18.1 | 2021 |
| 179 | Guyana | 19.1 | 2023 |
| 180 | Brazil | 19.3 | 2023 |
| 181 | Guatemala | 23.4 | 2023 |
| 182 | Mexico | 24.9 | 2023 |
| 182 | Colombia | 24.9 | 2023 |
| 184 | American Samoa | 25.5 | 2018 |
| 185 | Venezuela Observatorio Venezolano de Violencia (NGO estimate), violent deaths | 26.8 | 2023 |
| 186 | Dominica | 27.1 | 2023 |
| 187 | Belize | 28.1 | 2022 |
| 188 | Honduras | 31.4 | 2023 |
| 189 | Bahamas | 32.2 | 2022 |
| 190 | Lesotho WHO Global Health Estimates (modelled estimate, no recent official figure) | 38.9 | 2021 |
| 191 | Saint Lucia | 39 | 2023 |
| 192 | Trinidad and Tobago | 40.4 | 2022 |
| 193 | Haiti | 41.2 | 2023 |
| 194 | South Africa | 43.7 | 2022 |
| 195 | Ecuador | 45.7 | 2023 |
| 196 | Jamaica | 49.4 | 2023 |
| 197 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 51.3 | 2023 |
| 198 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 64.2 | 2023 |
| 199 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 76.3 | 2022 |
Intentional homicides per 100,000 people, the latest official figure for each country (World Bank, from UNODC, unless marked). A country whose latest figure is more than 5 years older than the newest is left out. Homicide is the crime best compared between countries: other crimes are defined and recorded too differently to rank. Countries with the same rate share a rank.