Egypt vs Turkey: Homicide rate by sex of the victim
Egypt
4.13 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2012
Turkey
4.78 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Egypt rank
63rd
Turkey rank
60th
Homicide rate by sex of the victim over time
- Egypt
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 4.78 homicides per 100,000 population against 4.13 homicides per 100,000 population in Egypt, a difference of 0.65 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.2 times Egypt's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Turkey has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 63rd and Turkey ranks 60th of 138 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.19 homicides per 100,000 population | 7.56 homicides per 100,000 population | 6.38 homicides per 100,000 population | Turkey |
| 2010s | 4.31 homicides per 100,000 population | 6.68 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.38 homicides per 100,000 population | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate by sex of the victim, Egypt or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 4.78 homicides per 100,000 population against 4.13 homicides per 100,000 population in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate by sex of the victim between Egypt and Turkey?
- 0.65 homicides per 100,000 population, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Turkey?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2012.
- How do Egypt and Turkey rank globally for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
- Egypt ranks 63rd and Turkey ranks 60th 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.