Papua New Guinea vs Yemen: Homicide rate
Papua New Guinea
10.4 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Yemen
9.57 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Papua New Guinea rank
39th
Yemen rank
41st
Homicide rate over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Yemen
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 10.4 deaths per 100,000 people against 9.57 deaths per 100,000 people in Yemen, a difference of 0.83 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 39th and Yemen ranks 41st of 194 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.64 deaths per 100,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 9.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.52 deaths per 100,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 10.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.905 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, Papua New Guinea or Yemen?
- Papua New Guinea, at 10.4 deaths per 100,000 people against 9.57 deaths per 100,000 people in Yemen as of 2021.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Papua New Guinea and Yemen?
- 0.83 deaths per 100,000 people, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Yemen?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Yemen rank globally for homicide rate?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 39th and Yemen ranks 41st 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.