Countries by Homicide Rate

Complete ranking of 135 countries • per 100,000 people • Updated 2026

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Turks and Caicos Islands leads all 135 countries in Homicide Rate per 100,000 People with a value of 76.34 per 100k, while Singapore ranks last at 0.07 per 100k. This represents a 1,105-fold difference between the highest and lowest values.

What Homicide Rate per 100,000 People Measures

Intentional homicides per 100,000 people, from World Bank Open Data.

Why This Ranking Matters

Examining Homicide Rate per 100,000 People across all countries reveals patterns that might not be obvious at the national level. Regional clusters, outlier nations, and historical trajectories all become clearer when the full global picture is assembled in a single ranking.

Global Range

Values range from 0.07 per 100k (Singapore) to 76.34 per 100k (Turks and Caicos Islands) — a 1.1K-fold difference across 135 countries.

Regional Patterns

North American countries dominate this ranking, holding 16 of the top 20 positions. This strong regional concentration suggests shared economic, geographic, or policy factors that drive higher values across the continent.

The distribution is highly right-skewed — a few countries have exceptionally high values that pull the average well above the median. The median (2.27 per 100k) is far more representative than the mean (8.14 per 100k).

Notable Outliers

The top of the ranking is competitive: Turks and Caicos Islands and Saint Kitts and Nevis are separated by only 19%, indicating that the leading positions could shift with updated data. The bottom five countries are all from Asia, pointing to regional challenges that affect homicide rate per 100,000 people across the continent.

Continental Leaders

North America

Turks and Caicos Islands

76.34 per 100k

South America

Ecuador

45.72 per 100k

Africa

South Africa

43.72 per 100k

Europe

Russia

6.77 per 100k

Asia

Mongolia

5.92 per 100k

Oceania

Fiji

2.06 per 100k

Highest Homicide Rate per 100,000 People

The 5 strongest Homicide Rate per 100,000 People reads.

Turks and Caicos Islands76.34 per 100k Saint Kitts and Nevis64.16 per 100k Saint Vincent and the Grenadines51.32 per 100k Jamaica49.44 per 100k Ecuador45.72 per 100k

Lowest Homicide Rate per 100,000 People

The 5 lowest Homicide Rate per 100,000 People reads.

Singapore0.07 per 100k Qatar0.07 per 100k Oman0.14 per 100k Bahrain0.20 per 100k Japan0.23 per 100k

Data Note

Rankings are based on the latest available data from World Bank Open Data, covering 135 of 249 countries and territories. Countries without data for this metric are excluded from the ranking. All values represent the most recently reported figures.

Top 10 Countries

1stTurks and Caicos Islands76.34 per 100k

2ndSaint Kitts and Nevis64.16 per 100k

3rdSaint Vincent and the Grenadines51.32 per 100k

4thJamaica49.44 per 100k

5thEcuador45.72 per 100k

6thSouth Africa43.72 per 100k

7thHaiti41.15 per 100k

8thTrinidad and Tobago40.44 per 100k

9thSaint Lucia39.04 per 100k

10thBahamas32.2 per 100k

Country Ladder

1stTurks and Caicos IslandsNorth America76.34 per 100k 2ndSaint Kitts and NevisNorth America64.16 per 100k 3rdSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesNorth America51.32 per 100k 4thJamaicaNorth America49.44 per 100k 5thEcuadorSouth America45.72 per 100k 6thSouth AfricaAfrica43.72 per 100k 7thHaitiNorth America41.15 per 100k 8thTrinidad and TobagoNorth America40.44 per 100k 9thSaint LuciaNorth America39.04 per 100k 10thBahamasNorth America32.2 per 100k 11thHondurasNorth America31.44 per 100k 12thBelizeNorth America28.06 per 100k 13thDominicaNorth America27.06 per 100k 14thColombiaNorth America24.91 per 100k 15thMexicoNorth America24.86 per 100k 16thGuatemalaNorth America23.37 per 100k 17thBrazilSouth America19.28 per 100k 18thGuyanaNorth America19.12 per 100k 19thCosta RicaNorth America17.75 per 100k 20thNigeriaAfrica15.75 per 100k 21stPuerto RicoNorth America14.59 per 100k 22ndGrenadaNorth America13.67 per 100k 23rdVenezuelaNorth America12.65 per 100k 24thEswatiniAfrica12.51 per 100k 25thPanamaNorth America11.71 per 100k 26thBotswanaAfrica11.37 per 100k 27thNicaraguaNorth America11.35 per 100k 28thUruguaySouth America11.25 per 100k 29thNamibiaAfrica11.21 per 100k 30thDominican RepublicNorth America10.92 per 100k 31stAntigua and BarbudaNorth America10.72 per 100k 32ndUgandaAfrica9.0 per 100k 33rdPeruSouth America8.6 per 100k 34thSeychellesAfrica8.0 per 100k 35thEl SalvadorNorth America7.9 per 100k 36thBarbadosNorth America7.4 per 100k 37thCabo VerdeAfrica7.0 per 100k 38thParaguaySouth America6.8 per 100k 39thRussiaEurope6.8 per 100k 40thCameroonAfrica6.8 per 100k 41stZimbabweAfrica6.8 per 100k 42ndSurinameNorth America6.5 per 100k 43rdChileSouth America6.3 per 100k 44thBermudaNorth America6.2 per 100k 45thMongoliaAsia5.9 per 100k 46thUnited StatesNorth America5.8 per 100k 47thLiechtensteinEurope5.1 per 100k 48thKenyaAfrica4.9 per 100k 49thTunisiaAfrica4.7 per 100k 50thArgentinaSouth America4.5 per 100k 51stBoliviaSouth America4.4 per 100k 52ndCayman IslandsNorth America4.4 per 100k 53rdPhilippinesAsia4.3 per 100k 54thPakistanAsia4.3 per 100k 55thAfghanistanAsia4.0 per 100k 56thUkraineEurope3.8 per 100k 57thTanzaniaAfrica3.7 per 100k 58thRwandaAfrica3.6 per 100k 59thTurkeyEurope3.2 per 100k 60thIndiaAsia2.8 per 100k 61stLithuaniaEurope2.6 per 100k 62ndAndorraEurope2.6 per 100k 63rdMyanmarAsia2.6 per 100k 64thKazakhstanAsia2.6 per 100k 65thMoldovaEurope2.5 per 100k 66thLatviaEurope2.5 per 100k 67thBhutanAsia2.5 per 100k 68thMauritiusAfrica2.3 per 100k 69thLebanonAsia2.2 per 100k 70thSierra LeoneAfrica2.2 per 100k 71stArmeniaEurope2.2 per 100k 72ndAzerbaijanEurope2.2 per 100k 73rdNepalAsia2.1 per 100k 74thFijiOceania2.1 per 100k 75thCanadaNorth America2.0 per 100k 76thGhanaAfrica1.8 per 100k 77thKyrgyzstanAsia1.7 per 100k 78thMoroccoAfrica1.7 per 100k 79thIsraelAsia1.6 per 100k 80thEstoniaEurope1.5 per 100k 81stLuxembourgEurope1.5 per 100k 82ndNorth MacedoniaEurope1.5 per 100k 83rdNew ZealandOceania1.5 per 100k 84thUzbekistanAsia1.4 per 100k 85thAlbaniaEurope1.4 per 100k 86thFranceEurope1.3 per 100k 87thSerbiaEurope1.3 per 100k 88thIcelandEurope1.3 per 100k 89thBosnia and HerzegovinaEurope1.2 per 100k 90thAlgeriaAfrica1.2 per 100k 91stSwedenEurope1.1 per 100k 92ndSlovakiaEurope1.1 per 100k 93rdUnited KingdomEurope1.1 per 100k 94thRomaniaEurope1.1 per 100k 95thBulgariaEurope1.1 per 100k 96thBelgiumEurope1.1 per 100k 97thMauritaniaAfrica1.0 per 100k 98thJordanAsia0.99 per 100k 99thFinlandEurope0.98 per 100k 100thGermanyEurope0.91 per 100k 101stTajikistanAsia0.89 per 100k 102ndAustriaEurope0.88 per 100k 103rdAustraliaOceania0.85 per 100k 104thDenmarkEurope0.84 per 100k 105thGreeceEurope0.84 per 100k 106thCyprusEurope0.82 per 100k 107thPolandEurope0.80 per 100k 108thMontenegroEurope0.79 per 100k 109thCzechiaEurope0.77 per 100k 110thMalaysiaAsia0.73 per 100k 111stNorwayEurope0.72 per 100k 112ndHungaryEurope0.72 per 100k 113rdPortugalEurope0.72 per 100k 114thUnited Arab EmiratesAsia0.69 per 100k 115thSpainEurope0.69 per 100k 116thNetherlandsEurope0.69 per 100k 117thCroatiaEurope0.67 per 100k 118thIrelandEurope0.65 per 100k 119thPalestineAsia0.62 per 100k 120thSwitzerlandEurope0.60 per 100k 121stItalyEurope0.57 per 100k 122ndSloveniaEurope0.57 per 100k 123rdMaltaEurope0.56 per 100k 124thMacaoAsia0.56 per 100k 125thChinaAsia0.50 per 100k 126thSouth KoreaAsia0.48 per 100k 127thHong KongAsia0.38 per 100k 128thVanuatuOceania0.33 per 100k 129thIndonesiaAsia0.30 per 100k 130thKuwaitAsia0.25 per 100k 131stJapanAsia0.23 per 100k 132ndBahrainAsia0.20 per 100k 133rdOmanAsia0.14 per 100k 134thQatarAsia0.07 per 100k 135thSingaporeAsia0.07 per 100k

Homicide Rate ranking for 135 countries
				Percentile
1st	Turks and Caicos Islands	76.34 per 100k	North America	100%
2nd	Saint Kitts and Nevis	64.16 per 100k	North America	99%
3rd	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	51.32 per 100k	North America	99%
4th	Jamaica	49.44 per 100k	North America	98%
5th	Ecuador	45.72 per 100k	South America	97%
6th	South Africa	43.72 per 100k	Africa	96%
7th	Haiti	41.15 per 100k	North America	96%
8th	Trinidad and Tobago	40.44 per 100k	North America	95%
9th	Saint Lucia	39.04 per 100k	North America	94%
10th	Bahamas	32.2 per 100k	North America	93%
11th	Honduras	31.44 per 100k	North America	93%
12th	Belize	28.06 per 100k	North America	92%
13th	Dominica	27.06 per 100k	North America	91%
14th	Colombia	24.91 per 100k	North America	90%
15th	Mexico	24.86 per 100k	North America	90%
16th	Guatemala	23.37 per 100k	North America	89%
17th	Brazil	19.28 per 100k	South America	88%
18th	Guyana	19.12 per 100k	North America	87%
19th	Costa Rica	17.75 per 100k	North America	87%
20th	Nigeria	15.75 per 100k	Africa	86%
21st	Puerto Rico	14.59 per 100k	North America	85%
22nd	Grenada	13.67 per 100k	North America	84%
23rd	Venezuela	12.65 per 100k	North America	84%
24th	Eswatini	12.51 per 100k	Africa	83%
25th	Panama	11.71 per 100k	North America	82%
26th	Botswana	11.37 per 100k	Africa	81%
27th	Nicaragua	11.35 per 100k	North America	81%
28th	Uruguay	11.25 per 100k	South America	80%
29th	Namibia	11.21 per 100k	Africa	79%
30th	Dominican Republic	10.92 per 100k	North America	79%
31st	Antigua and Barbuda	10.72 per 100k	North America	78%
32nd	Uganda	9.0 per 100k	Africa	77%
33rd	Peru	8.6 per 100k	South America	76%
34th	Seychelles	8.0 per 100k	Africa	76%
35th	El Salvador	7.9 per 100k	North America	75%
36th	Barbados	7.4 per 100k	North America	74%
37th	Cabo Verde	7.0 per 100k	Africa	73%
38th	Paraguay	6.8 per 100k	South America	73%
39th	Russia	6.8 per 100k	Europe	72%
40th	Cameroon	6.8 per 100k	Africa	71%
41st	Zimbabwe	6.8 per 100k	Africa	70%
42nd	Suriname	6.5 per 100k	North America	70%
43rd	Chile	6.3 per 100k	South America	69%
44th	Bermuda	6.2 per 100k	North America	68%
45th	Mongolia	5.9 per 100k	Asia	67%
46th	United States	5.8 per 100k	North America	67%
47th	Liechtenstein	5.1 per 100k	Europe	66%
48th	Kenya	4.9 per 100k	Africa	65%
49th	Tunisia	4.7 per 100k	Africa	64%
50th	Argentina	4.5 per 100k	South America	64%
51st	Bolivia	4.4 per 100k	South America	63%
52nd	Cayman Islands	4.4 per 100k	North America	62%
53rd	Philippines	4.3 per 100k	Asia	61%
54th	Pakistan	4.3 per 100k	Asia	61%
55th	Afghanistan	4.0 per 100k	Asia	60%
56th	Ukraine	3.8 per 100k	Europe	59%
57th	Tanzania	3.7 per 100k	Africa	59%
58th	Rwanda	3.6 per 100k	Africa	58%
59th	Turkey	3.2 per 100k	Europe	57%
60th	India	2.8 per 100k	Asia	56%
61st	Lithuania	2.6 per 100k	Europe	56%
62nd	Andorra	2.6 per 100k	Europe	55%
63rd	Myanmar	2.6 per 100k	Asia	54%
64th	Kazakhstan	2.6 per 100k	Asia	53%
65th	Moldova	2.5 per 100k	Europe	53%
66th	Latvia	2.5 per 100k	Europe	52%
67th	Bhutan	2.5 per 100k	Asia	51%
68th	Mauritius	2.3 per 100k	Africa	50%
69th	Lebanon	2.2 per 100k	Asia	50%
70th	Sierra Leone	2.2 per 100k	Africa	49%
71st	Armenia	2.2 per 100k	Europe	48%
72nd	Azerbaijan	2.2 per 100k	Europe	47%
73rd	Nepal	2.1 per 100k	Asia	47%
74th	Fiji	2.1 per 100k	Oceania	46%
75th	Canada	2.0 per 100k	North America	45%
76th	Ghana	1.8 per 100k	Africa	44%
77th	Kyrgyzstan	1.7 per 100k	Asia	44%
78th	Morocco	1.7 per 100k	Africa	43%
79th	Israel	1.6 per 100k	Asia	42%
80th	Estonia	1.5 per 100k	Europe	41%
81st	Luxembourg	1.5 per 100k	Europe	41%
82nd	North Macedonia	1.5 per 100k	Europe	40%
83rd	New Zealand	1.5 per 100k	Oceania	39%
84th	Uzbekistan	1.4 per 100k	Asia	39%
85th	Albania	1.4 per 100k	Europe	38%
86th	France	1.3 per 100k	Europe	37%
87th	Serbia	1.3 per 100k	Europe	36%
88th	Iceland	1.3 per 100k	Europe	36%
89th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1.2 per 100k	Europe	35%
90th	Algeria	1.2 per 100k	Africa	34%
91st	Sweden	1.1 per 100k	Europe	33%
92nd	Slovakia	1.1 per 100k	Europe	33%
93rd	United Kingdom	1.1 per 100k	Europe	32%
94th	Romania	1.1 per 100k	Europe	31%
95th	Bulgaria	1.1 per 100k	Europe	30%
96th	Belgium	1.1 per 100k	Europe	30%
97th	Mauritania	1.0 per 100k	Africa	29%
98th	Jordan	0.99 per 100k	Asia	28%
99th	Finland	0.98 per 100k	Europe	27%
100th	Germany	0.91 per 100k	Europe	27%
101st	Tajikistan	0.89 per 100k	Asia	26%
102nd	Austria	0.88 per 100k	Europe	25%
103rd	Australia	0.85 per 100k	Oceania	24%
104th	Denmark	0.84 per 100k	Europe	24%
105th	Greece	0.84 per 100k	Europe	23%
106th	Cyprus	0.82 per 100k	Europe	22%
107th	Poland	0.80 per 100k	Europe	21%
108th	Montenegro	0.79 per 100k	Europe	21%
109th	Czechia	0.77 per 100k	Europe	20%
110th	Malaysia	0.73 per 100k	Asia	19%
111st	Norway	0.72 per 100k	Europe	19%
112nd	Hungary	0.72 per 100k	Europe	18%
113rd	Portugal	0.72 per 100k	Europe	17%
114th	United Arab Emirates	0.69 per 100k	Asia	16%
115th	Spain	0.69 per 100k	Europe	16%
116th	Netherlands	0.69 per 100k	Europe	15%
117th	Croatia	0.67 per 100k	Europe	14%
118th	Ireland	0.65 per 100k	Europe	13%
119th	Palestine	0.62 per 100k	Asia	13%
120th	Switzerland	0.60 per 100k	Europe	12%
121st	Italy	0.57 per 100k	Europe	11%
122nd	Slovenia	0.57 per 100k	Europe	10%
123rd	Malta	0.56 per 100k	Europe	10%
124th	Macao	0.56 per 100k	Asia	9%
125th	China	0.50 per 100k	Asia	8%
126th	South Korea	0.48 per 100k	Asia	7%
127th	Hong Kong	0.38 per 100k	Asia	7%
128th	Vanuatu	0.33 per 100k	Oceania	6%
129th	Indonesia	0.30 per 100k	Asia	5%
130th	Kuwait	0.25 per 100k	Asia	4%
131st	Japan	0.23 per 100k	Asia	4%
132nd	Bahrain	0.20 per 100k	Asia	3%
133rd	Oman	0.14 per 100k	Asia	2%
134th	Qatar	0.07 per 100k	Asia	1%
135th	Singapore	0.07 per 100k	Asia	1%

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