Society

Homicide rate

Intentional homicides per 100,000 people (UNODC data published by the World Bank).

Year

Lowest · 2020

Singapore

0.18

Coverage · 2020

126

countries

Method

Lower is better

Score: 0 = worst, 100 = best in 2020

Ranking 2020

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#	Country	Value	Score
1	Singapore	0.18	100.0
2	Kuwait	0.25	99.8
3	Japan	0.25	99.8
4	Macao	0.29	99.8
5	Hong Kong	0.29	99.8
6	Oman	0.31	99.7
7	Vanuatu	0.33	99.7
8	West Bank and Gaza	0.36	99.6
9	Qatar	0.43	99.5
10	Italy	0.48	99.4
11	Luxembourg	0.48	99.4
12	China	0.50	99.3
13	Slovenia	0.52	99.3
14	Switzerland	0.54	99.2
15	Norway	0.58	99.2
16	North Macedonia	0.59	99.1
17	South Korea	0.59	99.1
18	Ireland	0.62	99.1
19	Netherlands	0.69	98.9
20	United Arab Emirates	0.69	98.9
21	Spain	0.69	98.9
22	Poland	0.70	98.9
23	Austria	0.73	98.8
24	Greece	0.73	98.8
25	Czechia	0.73	98.8
26	Malaysia	0.75	98.8
27	Portugal	0.78	98.7
28	Hungary	0.82	98.6
29	Denmark	0.82	98.6
30	Australia	0.86	98.5
31	Tajikistan	0.89	98.5
32	Germany	0.94	98.4
33	United Kingdom	0.95	98.4
34	Jordan	0.99	98.3
35	Bulgaria	1.00	98.3
36	Mauritania	1.00	98.2
37	Croatia	1.01	98.2
38	New Zealand	1.03	98.2
39	France	1.05	98.1
40	Cyprus	1.15	97.9
41	Slovakia	1.15	97.9
42	Sweden	1.20	97.8
43	Serbia	1.22	97.8
44	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1.30	97.6
45	Uzbekistan	1.34	97.5
46	Malta	1.35	97.5
47	Iceland	1.36	97.5
48	Romania	1.45	97.3
49	Algeria	1.48	97.2
50	Israel	1.67	96.8
51	Ghana	1.74	96.7
52	Kyrgyzstan	1.75	96.7
53	Finland	1.75	96.6
54	Canada	2.00	96.1
55	Kosovo	2.11	95.9
56	Albania	2.12	95.9
57	Nepal	2.13	95.8
58	Azerbaijan	2.15	95.8
59	Sierra Leone	2.22	95.6
60	Lebanon	2.24	95.6
61	Bhutan	2.47	95.1
62	Turkey	2.49	95.1
63	Liechtenstein	2.58	94.9
64	Andorra	2.58	94.9
65	Armenia	2.59	94.8
66	Mauritius	2.73	94.6
67	Morocco	2.93	94.1
68	India	2.94	94.1
69	Fiji	2.95	94.1
70	Montenegro	2.96	94.1
71	Myanmar	2.96	94.1
72	Moldova	3.03	93.9
73	Kazakhstan	3.11	93.7
74	Estonia	3.16	93.6
75	Pakistan	3.55	92.8
76	Kenya	3.56	92.8
77	Rwanda	3.61	92.7
78	Lithuania	3.61	92.7
79	Bolivia	3.62	92.7
80	Latvia	3.68	92.5
81	Tanzania	3.75	92.4
82	Ukraine	3.80	92.3
83	Cameroon	4.59	90.6
84	Tunisia	4.69	90.4
85	Zimbabwe	5.02	89.7
86	Argentina	5.35	89.0
87	Chile	5.76	88.1
88	Peru	5.80	88.0
89	Mongolia	6.23	87.1
90	United States	6.35	86.8
91	Afghanistan	6.58	86.4
92	Cabo Verde	6.99	85.5
93	Paraguay	7.28	84.9
94	Russia	7.31	84.8
95	Seychelles	7.48	84.4
96	Ecuador	7.82	83.7
97	Dominican Republic	8.73	81.8
98	Suriname	8.98	81.2
99	Botswana	9.34	80.5
100	Antigua and Barbuda	9.80	79.5
101	Uganda	10.0	79.0
102	Uruguay	10.0	79.0
103	Namibia	11.1	76.7
104	Costa Rica	11.3	76.2
105	Haiti	11.4	76.1
106	Panama	11.6	75.6
107	Grenada	12.0	74.7
108	Barbados	14.6	69.4
109	Puerto Rico	17.0	64.2
110	Guatemala	18.2	61.6
111	Bahamas	18.4	61.1
112	Guyana	19.4	58.9
113	Saint Kitts and Nevis	21.3	54.9
114	El Salvador	21.5	54.5
115	Brazil	21.8	53.9
116	Dominica	22.2	53.1
117	Colombia	22.6	52.1
118	Belize	26.1	44.7
119	Trinidad and Tobago	26.9	43.0
120	Mexico	29.0	38.6
121	Saint Lucia	29.2	38.2
122	Venezuela	29.5	37.5
123	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	31.9	32.4
124	South Africa	33.0	30.1
125	Honduras	35.7	24.3
126	Jamaica	47.1	0.0

Source: World Bank — Homicide rate · Unit: Per 100,000 people · Year: 2020 · 126 entries