Brunei vs Malta: Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020
Brunei
0.4864 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2013
Malta
0.5629 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Brunei rank
162nd
Malta rank
159th
Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 over time
- Brunei
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.5629 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.4864 homicides per 100,000 population in Brunei, a difference of 0.0765 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.2 times Brunei's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Brunei ahead.
Brunei ranks 162nd and Malta ranks 159th of 178 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.27 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.89 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.6283 homicides per 100,000 population | Malta |
| 2000s | 0.7178 homicides per 100,000 population | 1 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2841 homicides per 100,000 population | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.4945 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.52 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.03 homicides per 100,000 population | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020, Brunei or Malta?
- Malta, at 0.5629 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.4864 homicides per 100,000 population in Brunei as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 between Brunei and Malta?
- 0.0765 homicides per 100,000 population, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Malta?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2013.
- How do Brunei and Malta rank globally for homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020?
- Brunei ranks 162nd and Malta ranks 159th of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population.