Countries by Homicide Rate
Complete ranking of 135 countries • per 100,000 people • Data refreshed May 28, 2026
Leader
Turks and Caicos Islands
Field size
135 countries
Lowest rank
Singapore
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About Homicide Rate per 100,000 People Rankings
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
Highest Homicide Rate per 100,000 People
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Lowest Homicide Rate per 100,000 People
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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.
