Lesotho vs World: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population

Lesotho
38.95
in 2021
World
6.1
in 2021
Lesotho rank
6th
World rank
5th

Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population over time

  • Lesotho
  • World
1020304050200020102021

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 38.95 against 6.1 in World, a difference of 32.85.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 6.4 times World's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

Lesotho ranks 6th and World ranks 5th of 184 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho World Difference Ahead
2000s 43.26 7.3 35.96 Lesotho
2010s 40.79 6.42 34.37 Lesotho
2020s 39.31 6.12 33.19 Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population, Lesotho or World?
Lesotho, at 38.95 against 6.1 in World as of 2021.
What is the difference in estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population between Lesotho and World?
32.85, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and World?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Lesotho and World rank globally for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population?
Lesotho ranks 6th and World ranks 5th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Lesotho vs World: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Retrieved 06 September 2026, from https://social-development.statizoid.com/compare/estimates-of-rates-of-homicides-per-100-000-population/lesotho/world/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://social-development.statizoid.com/compare/estimates-of-rates-of-homicides-per-100-000-population/lesotho/world/">Lesotho vs World: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
197 places, 4,334 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed