Rankings · society
Countries by homicide rate
Intentional homicides per 100,000 people. 129 countries ranked for 2020 (per 100,000).
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| 1 |  Turks and Caicos Islands | 51.8 per 100,000 | – | – |
| 2 |  Jamaica | 47.1 per 100,000 | -10.5% | ▲ 2 |
| 3 |  Honduras | 35.7 per 100,000 | -52.1% | ▼ 2 |
| 4 |  South Africa | 33 per 100,000 | +8.6% | ▲ 7 |
| 5 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 31.9 per 100,000 | +40.5% | ▲ 13 |
| 6 |  Venezuela | 29.5 per 100,000 | -35.0% | ▼ 1 |
| 7 |  Saint Lucia | 29.2 per 100,000 | +13.6% | ▲ 7 |
| 8 |  Mexico | 29 per 100,000 | +27.8% | ▲ 9 |
| 9 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 26.9 per 100,000 | -21.1% | ▲ 1 |
| 10 |  Belize | 26.1 per 100,000 | -35.2% | ▼ 2 |
| 11 |  Colombia | 22.6 per 100,000 | -34.5% | ▼ 2 |
| 12 |  Dominica | 22.2 per 100,000 | +1.8% | ▲ 7 |
| 13 |  Brazil | 21.8 per 100,000 | -19.3% | = |
| 14 |  El Salvador | 21.5 per 100,000 | -67.3% | ▼ 12 |
| 15 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 21.3 per 100,000 | -52.5% | ▼ 9 |
| 16 |  Guyana | 19.4 per 100,000 | +3.7% | ▲ 5 |
| 17 |  The Bahamas | 18.4 per 100,000 | -28.1% | ▼ 2 |
| 18 |  Guatemala | 18.2 per 100,000 | -55.7% | ▼ 11 |
| 19 |  Puerto Rico | 17 per 100,000 | -38.6% | ▼ 7 |
| 20 |  Barbados | 14.6 per 100,000 | +29.2% | ▲ 13 |
| 21 |  Grenada | 12 per 100,000 | +33.3% | ▲ 19 |
| 22 |  Panama | 11.6 per 100,000 | -8.7% | ▲ 8 |
| 23 |  Haiti | 11.4 per 100,000 | +65.2% | ▲ 27 |
| 24 |  Costa Rica | 11.3 per 100,000 | -2.6% | ▲ 7 |
| 25 |  Namibia | 11.1 per 100,000 | -25.5% | ▲ 2 |
| 26 |  Bermuda | 10.9 per 100,000 | -0.9% | ▲ 8 |
| 27 |  Uganda | 10 per 100,000 | +2.0% | ▲ 8 |
| 28 |  Uruguay | 10 per 100,000 | +61.3% | ▲ 24 |
| 29 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 9.8 per 100,000 | +40.0% | ▲ 20 |
| 30 |  Botswana | 9.3 per 100,000 | -37.6% | ▼ 4 |
| 31 |  Suriname | 9 per 100,000 | – | – |
| 32 |  Dominican Republic | 8.7 per 100,000 | -65.5% | ▼ 16 |
| 33 |  Ecuador | 7.8 per 100,000 | -55.2% | ▼ 10 |
| 34 |  Seychelles | 7.5 per 100,000 | -21.1% | ▲ 2 |
| 35 |  Paraguay | 7.3 per 100,000 | -43.4% | ▼ 6 |
| 36 |  Russia | 7.3 per 100,000 | -37.1% | ▼ 4 |
| 37 |  Cabo Verde | 7 per 100,000 | – | – |
| 38 |  Afghanistan | 6.6 per 100,000 | +88.6% | ▲ 37 |
| 39 |  United States | 6.4 per 100,000 | +36.2% | ▲ 22 |
| 40 |  Mongolia | 6.2 per 100,000 | -29.5% | ▲ 2 |
| 41 |  Chile | 5.8 per 100,000 | +87.1% | ▲ 39 |
| 42 |  Peru | 5.8 per 100,000 | – | – |
| 43 |  Argentina | 5.4 per 100,000 | -6.9% | ▲ 11 |
| 44 |  Zimbabwe | 5 per 100,000 | -5.7% | ▲ 14 |
| 45 |  Tunisia | 4.7 per 100,000 | +74.1% | ▲ 39 |
| 46 |  Cameroon | 4.6 per 100,000 | -9.8% | ▲ 13 |
| 47 |  Cayman Islands | 4.4 per 100,000 | -73.5% | ▼ 22 |
| 48 |  Ukraine | 3.8 per 100,000 | -11.6% | ▲ 16 |
| 49 |  Latvia | 3.7 per 100,000 | – | – |
| 50 |  United Republic of Tanzania | 3.7 per 100,000 | -57.5% | ▼ 6 |
| 51 |  Bolivia | 3.6 per 100,000 | – | – |
| 52 |  Kenya | 3.6 per 100,000 | -21.7% | ▲ 10 |
| 53 |  Lithuania | 3.6 per 100,000 | -49.3% | ▼ 5 |
| 54 |  Pakistan | 3.6 per 100,000 | -45.5% | ▼ 3 |
| 55 |  Rwanda | 3.6 per 100,000 | +28.6% | ▲ 28 |
| 56 |  Estonia | 3.2 per 100,000 | -39.6% | = |
| 57 |  Kazakhstan | 3.1 per 100,000 | -62.2% | ▼ 11 |
| 58 |  Fiji | 3 per 100,000 | +36.4% | ▲ 36 |
| 59 |  Moldova | 3 per 100,000 | -58.9% | ▼ 12 |
| 60 |  Myanmar | 3 per 100,000 | +87.5% | ▲ 54 |
| 61 |  Montenegro | 3 per 100,000 | +25.0% | ▲ 27 |
| 62 |  India | 2.9 per 100,000 | -21.6% | ▲ 9 |
| 63 |  Morocco | 2.9 per 100,000 | +107.1% | ▲ 56 |
| 64 |  Mauritius | 2.7 per 100,000 | +3.8% | ▲ 22 |
| 65 |  Andorra | 2.6 per 100,000 | – | – |
| 66 |  Armenia | 2.6 per 100,000 | +36.8% | ▲ 36 |
| 67 |  Liechtenstein | 2.6 per 100,000 | -7.1% | ▲ 15 |
| 68 |  Bhutan | 2.5 per 100,000 | +8.7% | ▲ 23 |
| 69 |  Turkey | 2.5 per 100,000 | -40.5% | ▼ 3 |
| 70 |  Azerbaijan | 2.2 per 100,000 | -4.3% | ▲ 20 |
| 71 |  Lebanon | 2.2 per 100,000 | -31.3% | ▲ 7 |
| 72 |  Sierra Leone | 2.2 per 100,000 | -15.4% | ▲ 15 |
| 73 |  Albania | 2.1 per 100,000 | -48.8% | ▼ 6 |
| 74 |  Nepal | 2.1 per 100,000 | -30.0% | ▲ 7 |
| 75 |  Kosovo | 2.1 per 100,000 | -64.4% | ▼ 22 |
| 76 |  Canada | 2 per 100,000 | +25.0% | ▲ 36 |
| 77 |  Finland | 1.8 per 100,000 | -18.2% | ▲ 16 |
| 78 |  Ghana | 1.7 per 100,000 | +0.0% | ▲ 30 |
| 79 |  Israel | 1.7 per 100,000 | -15.0% | ▲ 20 |
| 80 |  Kyrgyzstan | 1.7 per 100,000 | -89.9% | ▼ 56 |
| 81 |  Algeria | 1.5 per 100,000 | +114.3% | ▲ 64 |
| 82 |  Iceland | 1.4 per 100,000 | +133.3% | ▲ 65 |
| 83 |  Malta | 1.4 per 100,000 | +55.6% | ▲ 54 |
| 84 |  Romania | 1.4 per 100,000 | +7.7% | ▲ 37 |
| 85 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.3 per 100,000 | -13.3% | ▲ 30 |
| 86 |  Uzbekistan | 1.3 per 100,000 | – | – |
| 87 |  Cyprus | 1.2 per 100,000 | +71.4% | ▲ 57 |
| 88 |  Republic of Serbia | 1.2 per 100,000 | -33.3% | ▲ 19 |
| 89 |  Slovakia | 1.2 per 100,000 | -29.4% | ▲ 22 |
| 90 |  Sweden | 1.2 per 100,000 | +20.0% | ▲ 44 |
| 91 |  Bulgaria | 1 per 100,000 | -50.0% | ▲ 7 |
| 92 |  France | 1 per 100,000 | -23.1% | ▲ 28 |
| 93 |  Croatia | 1 per 100,000 | -28.6% | ▲ 24 |
| 94 |  Jordan | 1 per 100,000 | -44.4% | ▲ 12 |
| 95 |  Mauritania | 1 per 100,000 | – | – |
| 96 |  New Zealand | 1 per 100,000 | +0.0% | ▲ 35 |
| 97 |  Australia | 0.9 per 100,000 | -10.0% | ▲ 29 |
| 98 |  Germany | 0.9 per 100,000 | -10.0% | ▲ 31 |
| 99 |  United Kingdom | 0.9 per 100,000 | -25.0% | ▲ 23 |
| 100 |  Tajikistan | 0.9 per 100,000 | -62.5% | ▼ 11 |
| 101 |  Denmark | 0.8 per 100,000 | +0.0% | ▲ 40 |
| 102 |  Hungary | 0.8 per 100,000 | -42.9% | ▲ 16 |
| 103 |  Portugal | 0.8 per 100,000 | -33.3% | ▲ 21 |
| 104 |  United Arab Emirates | 0.7 per 100,000 | -30.0% | ▲ 21 |
| 105 |  Austria | 0.7 per 100,000 | +0.0% | ▲ 37 |
| 106 |  Czechia | 0.7 per 100,000 | -30.0% | ▲ 22 |
| 107 |  Spain | 0.7 per 100,000 | -22.2% | ▲ 28 |
| 108 |  Greece | 0.7 per 100,000 | -56.3% | ▲ 5 |
| 109 |  Malaysia | 0.7 per 100,000 | -63.2% | ▼ 6 |
| 110 |  Netherlands | 0.7 per 100,000 | -22.2% | ▲ 28 |
| 111 |  Poland | 0.7 per 100,000 | -30.0% | ▲ 21 |
| 112 |  Ireland | 0.6 per 100,000 | -50.0% | ▲ 11 |
| 113 |  South Korea | 0.6 per 100,000 | -40.0% | ▲ 17 |
| 114 |  North Macedonia | 0.6 per 100,000 | -71.4% | ▼ 18 |
| 115 |  Norway | 0.6 per 100,000 | +0.0% | ▲ 33 |
| 116 |  Switzerland | 0.5 per 100,000 | -28.6% | ▲ 27 |
| 117 |  China | 0.5 per 100,000 | -50.0% | ▲ 10 |
| 118 |  Italy | 0.5 per 100,000 | -44.4% | ▲ 18 |
| 119 |  Luxembourg | 0.5 per 100,000 | -75.0% | ▼ 18 |
| 120 |  Slovenia | 0.5 per 100,000 | -28.6% | ▲ 26 |
| 121 |  Palestine | 0.4 per 100,000 | -60.0% | ▲ 12 |
| 122 |  Qatar | 0.4 per 100,000 | +100.0% | ▲ 33 |
| 123 |  Hong Kong S.A.R. | 0.3 per 100,000 | -40.0% | ▲ 26 |
| 124 |  Japan | 0.3 per 100,000 | -25.0% | ▲ 26 |
| 125 |  Macao S.A.R | 0.3 per 100,000 | -25.0% | ▲ 26 |
| 126 |  Oman | 0.3 per 100,000 | -82.4% | ▼ 16 |
| 127 |  Vanuatu | 0.3 per 100,000 | – | – |
| 128 |  Kuwait | 0.2 per 100,000 | -90.0% | ▼ 28 |
| 129 |  Singapore | 0.2 per 100,000 | -50.0% | ▲ 23 |
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