Mauritania vs Papua New Guinea: Homicide rate
Mauritania
10.85 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Papua New Guinea
10.4 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Mauritania rank
36th
Papua New Guinea rank
39th
Homicide rate over time
- Mauritania
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 10.85 deaths per 100,000 people against 10.4 deaths per 100,000 people in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.45 deaths per 100,000 people.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 36th and Papua New Guinea ranks 39th of 194 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.6 deaths per 100,000 people | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 11.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.87 deaths per 100,000 people | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 10.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6 deaths per 100,000 people | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Mauritania or Papua New Guinea?
- Mauritania, at 10.85 deaths per 100,000 people against 10.4 deaths per 100,000 people in Papua New Guinea as of 2021.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.45 deaths per 100,000 people, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Mauritania and Papua New Guinea rank globally for homicide rate?
- Mauritania ranks 36th and Papua New Guinea ranks 39th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes, per 100,000 people.