Myanmar vs Sri Lanka: Homicide rate by sex of the victim
Myanmar
4.25 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Sri Lanka
4.54 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2019
Myanmar rank
62nd
Sri Lanka rank
61st
Homicide rate by sex of the victim over time
- Myanmar
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 4.54 homicides per 100,000 population against 4.25 homicides per 100,000 population in Myanmar, a difference of 0.29 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Myanmar's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Myanmar ranks 62nd and Sri Lanka ranks 61st of 138 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.08 homicides per 100,000 population | 8.84 homicides per 100,000 population | 5.77 homicides per 100,000 population | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 4.16 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.42 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2579 homicides per 100,000 population | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate by sex of the victim, Myanmar or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 4.54 homicides per 100,000 population against 4.25 homicides per 100,000 population in Myanmar as of 2019.
- What is the difference in homicide rate by sex of the victim between Myanmar and Sri Lanka?
- 0.29 homicides per 100,000 population, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Sri Lanka?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2019.
- How do Myanmar and Sri Lanka rank globally for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
- Myanmar ranks 62nd and Sri Lanka ranks 61st 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.