Nauru vs Papua New Guinea: Homicide rate
Nauru
9.43 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Papua New Guinea
10.4 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Nauru rank
42nd
Papua New Guinea rank
39th
Homicide rate over time
- Nauru
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 10.4 deaths per 100,000 people against 9.43 deaths per 100,000 people in Nauru, a difference of 0.97 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Nauru's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nauru ahead.
Nauru ranks 42nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 39th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Nauru averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.35 deaths per 100,000 people | Nauru |
| 2010s | 10.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.768 deaths per 100,000 people | Nauru |
| 2020s | 9.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.91 deaths per 100,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Nauru or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 10.4 deaths per 100,000 people against 9.43 deaths per 100,000 people in Nauru as of 2021.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Nauru and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.97 deaths per 100,000 people, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Papua New Guinea?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Nauru and Papua New Guinea rank globally for homicide rate?
- Nauru ranks 42nd 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.