Sao Tome and Principe vs United States of America: Homicide rate

Sao Tome and Principe
5.75 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
United States of America
5.67 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Sao Tome and Principe rank
83rd
United States of America rank
84th

Homicide rate over time

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • United States of America
02468200020102021

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 5.75 deaths per 100,000 people against 5.67 deaths per 100,000 people in United States of America, a difference of 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United States of America ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 83rd and United States of America ranks 84th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sao Tome and Principe United States of America Difference Ahead
2000s 5.19 deaths per 100,000 people 6.29 deaths per 100,000 people 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people United States of America
2010s 5.83 deaths per 100,000 people 5.58 deaths per 100,000 people 0.254 deaths per 100,000 people Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 5.77 deaths per 100,000 people 5.69 deaths per 100,000 people 0.085 deaths per 100,000 people Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate, Sao Tome and Principe or United States of America?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 5.75 deaths per 100,000 people against 5.67 deaths per 100,000 people in United States of America as of 2021.
What is the difference in homicide rate between Sao Tome and Principe and United States of America?
0.08 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and United States of America?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and United States of America rank globally for homicide rate?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 83rd and United States of America ranks 84th 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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Indicator
Homicide rate
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes, per 100,000 people.