New Zealand vs Viet Nam: Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020

New Zealand
1.46 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Viet Nam
1.54 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2011
New Zealand rank
116th
Viet Nam rank
113th

Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 over time

  • New Zealand
  • Viet Nam
0.511.522.5199020062022

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 1.54 homicides per 100,000 population against 1.46 homicides per 100,000 population in New Zealand, a difference of 0.08 homicides per 100,000 population.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2001 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 116th and Viet Nam ranks 113th of 178 countries.

Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Viet Nam Difference Ahead
2000s 1.28 homicides per 100,000 population 1.33 homicides per 100,000 population 0.046 homicides per 100,000 population Viet Nam
2010s 0.9394 homicides per 100,000 population 1.53 homicides per 100,000 population 0.5919 homicides per 100,000 population Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020, New Zealand or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 1.54 homicides per 100,000 population against 1.46 homicides per 100,000 population in New Zealand as of 2011.
What is the difference in homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 between New Zealand and Viet Nam?
0.08 homicides per 100,000 population, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Viet Nam?
11 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2011.
How do New Zealand and Viet Nam rank globally for homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020?
New Zealand ranks 116th and Viet Nam ranks 113th 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

Indicator
Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020
Unit
homicides per 100,000 population
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
178 places, 4,128 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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