Homicides: ranking of countries
Order: highest value first. Lower is better.
Homicides: ranking of countries: Turks and Caicos Islands ranks first (76.3 per 100,000 residents) and Tuvalu last (0.0 per 100,000 residents). The median across 194 countries is 2.5 per 100,000 residents. Observation period: latest available year. Source: UNODC via Our World in Data.
Intentional homicides according to UNODC, latest available year for each country. Does not include deaths in armed conflicts. Definitions and completeness of registration differ between countries.
Data quality: official registration; definitions and completeness vary.
| # | Country | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 76.3 per 100,000 residents | 2022 |
| 2 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 64.2 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 3 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 51.3 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 4 | U.S. Virgin Islands | 49.9 per 100,000 residents | 2012outdated |
| 5 | Jamaica | 49.4 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 6 | Ecuador | 45.7 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 7 | South Africa | 43.7 per 100,000 residents | 2022 |
| 8 | Haiti | 41.2 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 9 | Trinidad and Tobago | 40.4 per 100,000 residents | 2022 |
| 10 | Saint Lucia | 39.0 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 11 | Lesotho | 38.2 per 100,000 residents | 2008outdated |
| 12 | Bahamas | 32.2 per 100,000 residents | 2022 |
| 13 | Honduras | 31.4 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 14 | Belize | 28.1 per 100,000 residents | 2022 |
| 15 | Dominica | 27.1 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 16 | Saint Martin (French part) | 26.9 per 100,000 residents | 2016outdated |
| 17 | Colombia | 24.9 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 18 | Mexico | 24.9 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 19 | Guatemala | 23.4 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 20 | Central African Republic | 20.1 per 100,000 residents | 2016outdated |
| 21 | Brazil | 19.3 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 22 | Guyana | 19.1 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 23 | Costa Rica | 17.8 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 24 | Curaçao | 16.9 per 100,000 residents | 2007outdated |
| 25 | Nigeria | 15.8 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 26 | Eritrea | 15.6 per 100,000 residents | 2012outdated |
| 27 | Puerto Rico | 15.1 per 100,000 residents | 2024 |
| 28 | South Sudan | 14.0 per 100,000 residents | 2012outdated |
| 29 | Grenada | 13.7 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 30 | Venezuela | 12.7 per 100,000 residents | 2022 |
| 31 | Eswatini | 12.5 per 100,000 residents | 2021 |
| 32 | Panama | 11.7 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 33 | Botswana | 11.4 per 100,000 residents | 2021 |
| 34 | Nicaragua | 11.4 per 100,000 residents | 2021 |
| 35 | Uruguay | 11.3 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 36 | Palau | 11.2 per 100,000 residents | 2018outdated |
| 37 | Namibia | 11.2 per 100,000 residents | 2021 |
| 38 | Dominican Republic | 10.9 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 39 | Antigua and Barbuda | 10.7 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 40 | Iraq | 9.5 per 100,000 residents | 2013outdated |
| 41 | Papua New Guinea | 9.3 per 100,000 residents | 2010outdated |
| 42 | Uganda | 9.0 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 43 | Peru | 8.6 per 100,000 residents | 2021 |
| 44 | Ethiopia | 8.5 per 100,000 residents | 2012outdated |
| 45 | British Virgin Islands | 8.2 per 100,000 residents | 2006outdated |
| 46 | Seychelles | 8.0 per 100,000 residents | 2022 |
| 47 | El Salvador | 7.9 per 100,000 residents | 2022 |
| 48 | Russia | 7.8 per 100,000 residents | 2024 |
| 49 | Barbados | 7.4 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 50 | Kiribati | 7.1 per 100,000 residents | 2012outdated |
| 51 | Cape Verde | 7.0 per 100,000 residents | 2020 |
| 52 | Paraguay | 6.8 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 53 | Cameroon | 6.8 per 100,000 residents | 2022 |
| 54 | Zimbabwe | 6.8 per 100,000 residents | 2022 |
| 55 | Suriname | 6.5 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 56 | Chile | 6.4 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 57 | Samoa | 6.3 per 100,000 residents | 2018outdated |
| 58 | Bermuda | 6.2 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 59 | Yemen | 5.8 per 100,000 residents | 2013outdated |
| 60 | United States | 5.8 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 61 | Burundi | 5.7 per 100,000 residents | 2016outdated |
| 62 | Mongolia | 5.6 per 100,000 residents | 2024 |
| 63 | Greenland | 5.4 per 100,000 residents | 2016outdated |
| 64 | Zambia | 5.2 per 100,000 residents | 2015outdated |
| 65 | Sudan | 5.2 per 100,000 residents | 2008outdated |
| 66 | Liechtenstein | 5.1 per 100,000 residents | 2021 |
| 67 | Kenya | 4.9 per 100,000 residents | 2022 |
| 68 | Thailand | 4.8 per 100,000 residents | 2011outdated |
| 69 | Tunisia | 4.7 per 100,000 residents | 2020 |
| 70 | Argentina | 4.5 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 71 | Cuba | 4.5 per 100,000 residents | 2019 |
| 72 | Bolivia | 4.4 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 73 | Niger | 4.4 per 100,000 residents | 2012outdated |
| 74 | Cayman Islands | 4.4 per 100,000 residents | 2020 |
| 75 | Philippines | 4.4 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 76 | Guam | 4.3 per 100,000 residents | 2019 |
| 77 | Pakistan | 4.3 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 78 | Marshall Islands | 4.2 per 100,000 residents | 1994outdated |
| 79 | Angola | 4.1 per 100,000 residents | 2016outdated |
| 80 | Timor-Leste | 4.1 per 100,000 residents | 2015outdated |
| 81 | Afghanistan | 4.0 per 100,000 residents | 2021 |
| 82 | Ukraine | 3.8 per 100,000 residents | 2021 |
| 83 | Tanzania | 3.8 per 100,000 residents | 2020 |
| 84 | Solomon Islands | 3.7 per 100,000 residents | 2008outdated |
| 85 | Rwanda | 3.6 per 100,000 residents | 2020 |
| 86 | Mozambique | 3.6 per 100,000 residents | 2011outdated |
| 87 | Sri Lanka | 3.3 per 100,000 residents | 2019 |
| 88 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3.2 per 100,000 residents | 2011outdated |
| 89 | Turkey | 3.2 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 90 | New Caledonia | 3.1 per 100,000 residents | 2009outdated |
| 91 | Liberia | 3.1 per 100,000 residents | 2012outdated |
| 92 | India | 2.8 per 100,000 residents | 2022 |
| 93 | Lithuania | 2.6 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 94 | Andorra | 2.6 per 100,000 residents | 2020 |
| 95 | Myanmar | 2.6 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 96 | Kazakhstan | 2.6 per 100,000 residents | 2022 |
| 97 | Moldova | 2.5 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 98 | Latvia | 2.5 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 99 | Bhutan | 2.5 per 100,000 residents | 2020 |
| 100 | Belarus | 2.4 per 100,000 residents | 2019 |
| 101 | Iran | 2.4 per 100,000 residents | 2014outdated |
| 102 | Bangladesh | 2.3 per 100,000 residents | 2018outdated |
| 103 | Mauritius | 2.3 per 100,000 residents | 2022 |
| 104 | Lebanon | 2.2 per 100,000 residents | 2020 |
| 105 | Sierra Leone | 2.2 per 100,000 residents | 2020 |
| 106 | Armenia | 2.2 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 107 | Nepal | 2.1 per 100,000 residents | 2020 |
| 108 | Fiji | 2.1 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 109 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2.1 per 100,000 residents | 2010outdated |
| 110 | Georgia | 2.0 per 100,000 residents | 2019 |
| 111 | Azerbaijan | 2.0 per 100,000 residents | 2024 |
| 112 | Canada | 2.0 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 113 | Aruba | 1.9 per 100,000 residents | 2014outdated |
| 114 | Ghana | 1.8 per 100,000 residents | 2022 |
| 115 | Cambodia | 1.8 per 100,000 residents | 2011outdated |
| 116 | Malawi | 1.8 per 100,000 residents | 2012outdated |
| 117 | Albania | 1.8 per 100,000 residents | 2024 |
| 118 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.8 per 100,000 residents | 2020 |
| 119 | Morocco | 1.7 per 100,000 residents | 2024 |
| 120 | Israel | 1.6 per 100,000 residents | 2022 |
| 121 | Estonia | 1.5 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 122 | Vietnam | 1.5 per 100,000 residents | 2011outdated |
| 123 | Luxembourg | 1.5 per 100,000 residents | 2022 |
| 124 | North Macedonia | 1.5 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 125 | New Zealand | 1.5 per 100,000 residents | 2022 |
| 126 | Uzbekistan | 1.4 per 100,000 residents | 2021 |
| 127 | France | 1.4 per 100,000 residents | 2024 |
| 128 | Egypt | 1.3 per 100,000 residents | 2017outdated |
| 129 | Serbia | 1.3 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 130 | Iceland | 1.3 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 131 | Burkina Faso | 1.3 per 100,000 residents | 2017outdated |
| 132 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.2 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 133 | Algeria | 1.2 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 134 | Sweden | 1.2 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 135 | Benin | 1.1 per 100,000 residents | 2017outdated |
| 136 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.1 per 100,000 residents | 2017outdated |
| 137 | Romania | 1.1 per 100,000 residents | 2024 |
| 138 | Slovakia | 1.1 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 139 | United Kingdom | 1.1 per 100,000 residents | 2021 |
| 140 | Bulgaria | 1.1 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 141 | Belgium | 1.1 per 100,000 residents | 2021 |
| 142 | Turkmenistan | 1.0 per 100,000 residents | 2015outdated |
| 143 | Mauritania | 1.0 per 100,000 residents | 2020 |
| 144 | Jordan | 1.0 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 145 | Finland | 1.0 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 146 | Cyprus | 1.0 per 100,000 residents | 2024 |
| 147 | Tonga | 1.0 per 100,000 residents | 2019 |
| 148 | Saudi Arabia | 0.9 per 100,000 residents | 2019 |
| 149 | Germany | 0.9 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 150 | Micronesia | 0.9 per 100,000 residents | 2019 |
| 151 | Tajikistan | 0.9 per 100,000 residents | 2020 |
| 152 | Austria | 0.9 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 153 | Australia | 0.9 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 154 | Denmark | 0.8 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 155 | Greece | 0.8 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 156 | Poland | 0.8 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 157 | Montenegro | 0.8 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 158 | Czechia | 0.8 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 159 | Malaysia | 0.7 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 160 | Hungary | 0.7 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 161 | Norway | 0.7 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 162 | Portugal | 0.7 per 100,000 residents | 2022 |
| 163 | Netherlands | 0.7 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 164 | Spain | 0.7 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 165 | United Arab Emirates | 0.7 per 100,000 residents | 2022 |
| 166 | Croatia | 0.7 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 167 | Ireland | 0.7 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 168 | Maldives | 0.6 per 100,000 residents | 2019 |
| 169 | Palestine | 0.6 per 100,000 residents | 2022 |
| 170 | Switzerland | 0.6 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 171 | Italy | 0.6 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 172 | Slovenia | 0.6 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 173 | Macao | 0.6 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 174 | Malta | 0.6 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 175 | China | 0.5 per 100,000 residents | 2020 |
| 176 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.5 per 100,000 residents | 2013outdated |
| 177 | South Korea | 0.5 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 178 | Hong Kong | 0.4 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 179 | French Polynesia | 0.4 per 100,000 residents | 2009outdated |
| 180 | Vanuatu | 0.3 per 100,000 residents | 2020 |
| 181 | Indonesia | 0.3 per 100,000 residents | 2022 |
| 182 | Senegal | 0.3 per 100,000 residents | 2015outdated |
| 183 | Kuwait | 0.3 per 100,000 residents | 2020 |
| 184 | Japan | 0.2 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 185 | Bahrain | 0.2 per 100,000 residents | 2022 |
| 186 | Oman | 0.1 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 187 | Qatar | 0.1 per 100,000 residents | 2022 |
| 188 | Singapore | 0.1 per 100,000 residents | 2023 |
| 189 | American Samoa | 0.0 per 100,000 residents | 2019 |
| 190 | Gibraltar | 0.0 per 100,000 residents | 2024 |
| 191 | Isle of Man | 0.0 per 100,000 residents | 2016outdated |
| 192 | Monaco | 0.0 per 100,000 residents | 2008outdated |
| 193 | San Marino | 0.0 per 100,000 residents | 2011outdated |
| 194 | Tuvalu | 0.0 per 100,000 residents | 2019 |
Only places with a value for the indicator are ranked; a gap is not a zero. A ranking on one indicator is not an assessment of a place to live.