Countries by Homicide Rate

What Homicide Rate Per 100k Measures

Homicide Rate Per 100k is a comparative indicator tracked across countries by the World Bank. It provides a quantitative basis for cross-national comparison, enabling researchers and policymakers to benchmark national performance on this dimension against global peers.

Why This Ranking Matters

Examining Homicide Rate Per 100k 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 (Singapore) to 76.34 (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) is far more representative than the mean (8.14).

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 100k across the continent.

Continental Leaders

North America

Turks and Caicos Islands

76.34

South America

Ecuador

45.723

Africa

South Africa

43.72

Europe

Russia

6.77

Asia

Mongolia

5.92

Oceania

Fiji

2.06