Countries Ranked by Homicide rate (2023)
Homicide rate: each country's latest value (2018–2023), ranked from highest to lowest. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).
Summary
Turks and Caicos Islands ranks #1 with 76.3 per 100,000 people (2022). St. Kitts and Nevis is second with 64.2 per 100,000 people, 19% behind. The top five are Turks and Caicos Islands, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Jamaica and Ecuador. The median across all 149 is 2.34 per 100,000 people; Singapore is last at 0.069 per 100,000 people. Turks and Caicos Islands's figure has risen 686% since 2002 (9.71 per 100,000 people to 76.3 per 100,000 people in 2022).
- #1
- Turks and Caicos Islands · 76.3 per 100,000 people
- Median
- 2.34 per 100,000 people
- Coverage
- 149 countries
- Data year
- 2023
- Last updated
- 2026-11-14
Full ranking
| Rank | Country | Homicide rate (per 100,000 people) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 76.3 | 2022 |
| 2 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 64.2 | 2023 |
| 3 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 51.3 | 2023 |
| 4 | Jamaica | 49.4 | 2023 |
| 5 | Ecuador | 45.7 | 2023 |
| 6 | South Africa | 43.7 | 2022 |
| 7 | Haiti | 41.2 | 2023 |
| 8 | Trinidad and Tobago | 40.4 | 2022 |
| 9 | St. Lucia | 39 | 2023 |
| 10 | Bahamas, The | 32.2 | 2022 |
| 11 | Honduras | 31.4 | 2023 |
| 12 | Belize | 28.1 | 2022 |
| 13 | Dominica | 27.1 | 2023 |
| 14 | American Samoa | 25.5 | 2018 |
| 15 | Colombia | 24.9 | 2023 |
| 16 | Mexico | 24.9 | 2023 |
| 17 | Guatemala | 23.4 | 2023 |
| 18 | Brazil | 19.3 | 2023 |
| 19 | Guyana | 19.1 | 2023 |
| 20 | Costa Rica | 17.7 | 2023 |
| 21 | Nigeria | 15.7 | 2023 |
| 22 | Puerto Rico (US) | 14.6 | 2023 |
| 23 | Grenada | 13.7 | 2023 |
| 24 | Venezuela, RB | 12.6 | 2022 |
| 25 | Eswatini | 12.5 | 2021 |
| 26 | Panama | 11.7 | 2023 |
| 27 | Botswana | 11.4 | 2021 |
| 28 | Nicaragua | 11.3 | 2021 |
| 29 | Uruguay | 11.2 | 2023 |
| 30 | Palau | 11.2 | 2018 |
| 31 | Namibia | 11.2 | 2021 |
| 32 | Dominican Republic | 10.9 | 2023 |
| 33 | Antigua and Barbuda | 10.7 | 2023 |
| 34 | Uganda | 8.97 | 2023 |
| 35 | Peru | 8.6 | 2021 |
| 36 | Seychelles | 7.97 | 2022 |
| 37 | El Salvador | 7.9 | 2022 |
| 38 | Barbados | 7.44 | 2023 |
| 39 | Cabo Verde | 6.99 | 2020 |
| 40 | Paraguay | 6.78 | 2023 |
| 41 | Russian Federation | 6.77 | 2021 |
| 42 | Cameroon | 6.76 | 2022 |
| 43 | Zimbabwe | 6.76 | 2022 |
| 44 | Suriname | 6.52 | 2023 |
| 45 | Chile | 6.35 | 2023 |
| 46 | Samoa | 6.26 | 2018 |
| 47 | Bermuda | 6.18 | 2023 |
| 48 | Mongolia | 5.92 | 2023 |
| 49 | United States | 5.76 | 2023 |
| 50 | Liechtenstein | 5.12 | 2021 |
| 51 | Kenya | 4.87 | 2022 |
| 52 | Tunisia | 4.69 | 2020 |
| 53 | Argentina | 4.49 | 2023 |
| 54 | Cuba | 4.46 | 2019 |
| 55 | Bolivia | 4.42 | 2023 |
| 56 | Cayman Islands | 4.37 | 2020 |
| 57 | Philippines | 4.35 | 2023 |
| 58 | Pakistan | 4.33 | 2023 |
| 59 | Guam | 4.33 | 2019 |
| 60 | Afghanistan | 4.03 | 2021 |
| 61 | Ukraine | 3.78 | 2021 |
| 62 | Tanzania | 3.75 | 2020 |
| 63 | Rwanda | 3.61 | 2020 |
| 64 | Sri Lanka | 3.31 | 2019 |
| 65 | Türkiye | 3.23 | 2023 |
| 66 | India | 2.82 | 2022 |
| 67 | Lithuania | 2.63 | 2023 |
| 68 | Andorra | 2.58 | 2020 |
| 69 | Myanmar | 2.58 | 2023 |
| 70 | Kazakhstan | 2.55 | 2022 |
| 71 | Moldova | 2.54 | 2023 |
| 72 | Latvia | 2.5 | 2023 |
| 73 | Bhutan | 2.47 | 2020 |
| 74 | Belarus | 2.38 | 2019 |
| 75 | Bangladesh | 2.34 | 2018 |
| 76 | Mauritius | 2.27 | 2022 |
| 77 | Lebanon | 2.24 | 2020 |
| 78 | Sierra Leone | 2.22 | 2020 |
| 79 | Armenia | 2.21 | 2023 |
| 80 | Azerbaijan | 2.16 | 2023 |
| 81 | Nepal | 2.13 | 2020 |
| 82 | Fiji | 2.06 | 2023 |
| 83 | Georgia | 2.03 | 2019 |
| 84 | Canada | 1.98 | 2023 |
| 85 | Kosovo | 1.9 | 2021 |
| 86 | Ghana | 1.83 | 2022 |
| 87 | Kyrgyz Republic | 1.75 | 2020 |
| 88 | Morocco | 1.71 | 2023 |
| 89 | Israel | 1.63 | 2022 |
| 90 | Estonia | 1.54 | 2023 |
| 91 | Luxembourg | 1.53 | 2022 |
| 92 | North Macedonia | 1.53 | 2023 |
| 93 | New Zealand | 1.46 | 2022 |
| 94 | Uzbekistan | 1.4 | 2021 |
| 95 | Albania | 1.39 | 2023 |
| 96 | France | 1.34 | 2023 |
| 97 | Serbia | 1.31 | 2023 |
| 98 | Iceland | 1.29 | 2023 |
| 99 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.22 | 2023 |
| 100 | Algeria | 1.16 | 2023 |
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About the top 10
#1 Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands ranks #1 on this list with 76.3 per 100,000 people (2022).
- Capital
- Cockburn Town
- Continent
- North America
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 46,855 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$1.75 billion (2024)
- GDP per person
- US$37,507 (2024)
- Life expectancy
- 78.2 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 94.4% of population (2025)
Also ranks #2 in completion rate (primary) · #4 in completion rate (lower secondary) · #7 in school enrolment (primary).
#2 St. Kitts and Nevis
St. Kitts and Nevis ranks #2 on this list with 64.2 per 100,000 people.
- Capital
- Basseterre
- Continent
- North America
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 46,922 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$1.18 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$25,223 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 72.3 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 31.9% of population (2025)
Also ranks #3 in completion rate (primary) · #3 in completion rate (lower secondary) · #4 in school enrolment (secondary).
#3 St. Vincent and the Grenadines
St. Vincent and the Grenadines ranks #3 on this list with 51.3 per 100,000 people.
- Capital
- Kingstown
- Continent
- North America
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 99,924 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$1.26 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$12,562 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 71.4 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 48% of population (2025)
Also ranks #5 in cereal yield · #6 in youth unemployment rate · #7 in completion rate (lower secondary).
#4 Jamaica
Jamaica ranks #4 on this list with 49.4 per 100,000 people.
- Capital
- Kingston
- Continent
- North America
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 2.84 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$22.71 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$8,003 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 71.6 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 59.4% of population (2025)
Also ranks #3 in debt service share of exports · #6 in immunisation (dpt) rate · #9 in government debt share of gdp.
#5 Ecuador
Ecuador ranks #5 on this list with 45.7 per 100,000 people.
- Capital
- Quito
- Continent
- South America
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 18.29 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$130.32 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$7,125 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 77.6 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 63.4% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Guayaquil, Quito.
Also ranks #9 in gini index · #9 in women in ministerial positions share · #10 in income share of richest 10%.
#6 South Africa
South Africa ranks #6 on this list with 43.7 per 100,000 people (2022).
- Capital
- Pretoria, Cape Town
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 64.75 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$427.18 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$6,598 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 66.3 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 63.8% of population (2025)
Largest cities: City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Johannesburg, Cape Town.
Also ranks #2 in unemployment rate · #2 in youth unemployment rate · #2 in income share of richest 10%.
#7 Haiti
Haiti ranks #7 on this list with 41.2 per 100,000 people.
- Capital
- Port-au-Prince
- Continent
- North America
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 11.91 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$32.08 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$2,694 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 65.1 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 55.6% of population (2025)
Also ranks #2 in prevalence of undernourishment · #4 in time to start a business (days) · #8 in inflation rate.
#8 Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago ranks #8 on this list with 40.4 per 100,000 people (2022).
- Capital
- Port of Spain
- Continent
- North America
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 1.37 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$25.94 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$18,967 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 73.6 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 54% of population (2025)
Also ranks #3 in energy use per capita · #6 in co2 emissions per capita · #13 in real effective exchange rate index.
#9 St. Lucia
St. Lucia ranks #9 on this list with 39 per 100,000 people.
- Capital
- Castries
- Continent
- North America
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 180,150 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$2.66 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$14,746 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 72.8 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 29.1% of population (2025)
Also ranks #9 in immunisation (dpt) rate · #13 in population ages 15-64 share · #20 in services value added share of gdp.
#10 Bahamas, The
Bahamas, The ranks #10 on this list with 32.2 per 100,000 people (2022).
- Capital
- Nassau
- Continent
- North America
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 403,030 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$15.83 billion (2024)
- GDP per person
- US$39,455 (2024)
- Life expectancy
- 74.7 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 81.3% of population (2025)
Also ranks #6 in access to clean cooking fuels · #10 in cereal yield · #12 in atms per 100,000 adults.
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Source and method
Homicide rate: each country's latest value (2018–2023), ranked from highest to lowest.
Source: The World Bank, indicator VC.IHR.PSRC.P5. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.
The World Bank: Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people): UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) (via World Development Indicators)
Original data provider, as recorded by the World Bank: UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
Values are shown as published. Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.