Germany vs Kuwait: Homicide rate by sex of the victim
Germany
0.9486 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Kuwait
1.08 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2020
Germany rank
112th
Kuwait rank
109th
Homicide rate by sex of the victim over time
- Germany
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 1.08 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.9486 homicides per 100,000 population in Germany, a difference of 0.1314 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Kuwait ahead.
Germany ranks 112th and Kuwait ranks 109th of 138 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.36 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.35 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.9901 homicides per 100,000 population | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.9779 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.73 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.7512 homicides per 100,000 population | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 1.03 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.08 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0522 homicides per 100,000 population | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate by sex of the victim, Germany or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 1.08 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.9486 homicides per 100,000 population in Germany as of 2020.
- What is the difference in homicide rate by sex of the victim between Germany and Kuwait?
- 0.1314 homicides per 100,000 population, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Kuwait?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2020.
- How do Germany and Kuwait rank globally for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
- Germany ranks 112th and Kuwait ranks 109th 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.