Bhutan vs India: Homicide rate by sex of the victim
Bhutan
3.39 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2020
India
3.23 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Bhutan rank
71st
India rank
72nd
Homicide rate by sex of the victim over time
- Bhutan
- India
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 3.39 homicides per 100,000 population against 3.23 homicides per 100,000 population in India, a difference of 0.16 homicides per 100,000 population.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2015 it was India ahead.
Bhutan ranks 71st and India ranks 72nd of 138 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and India in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.83 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.52 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.69 homicides per 100,000 population | India |
| 2020s | 3.39 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.39 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0008 homicides per 100,000 population | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate by sex of the victim, Bhutan or India?
- Bhutan, at 3.39 homicides per 100,000 population against 3.23 homicides per 100,000 population in India as of 2020.
- What is the difference in homicide rate by sex of the victim between Bhutan and India?
- 0.16 homicides per 100,000 population, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and India?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2020.
- How do Bhutan and India rank globally for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
- Bhutan ranks 71st and India ranks 72nd of 138 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate by sex of the victim. 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 populationof male victims.