Antigua and Barbuda vs Papua New Guinea: Homicide rate

Antigua and Barbuda
10.72 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
9.34 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2010
Antigua and Barbuda rank
36th
Papua New Guinea rank
38th

Homicide rate over time

  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Papua New Guinea
05101520199020062023

How they compare

Antigua and Barbuda currently reports 10.72 homicides per 100,000 population against 9.34 homicides per 100,000 population in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1.38 homicides per 100,000 population.

That makes Antigua and Barbuda's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Antigua and Barbuda ranks 36th and Papua New Guinea ranks 38th of 179 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Antigua and Barbuda averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Antigua and Barbuda Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 11.7 homicides per 100,000 population 8.6 homicides per 100,000 population 3.1 homicides per 100,000 population Antigua and Barbuda
2010s 7.03 homicides per 100,000 population 9.34 homicides per 100,000 population 2.31 homicides per 100,000 population Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate, Antigua and Barbuda or Papua New Guinea?
Antigua and Barbuda, at 10.72 homicides per 100,000 population against 9.34 homicides per 100,000 population in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in homicide rate between Antigua and Barbuda and Papua New Guinea?
1.38 homicides per 100,000 population, with Antigua and Barbuda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Antigua and Barbuda and Papua New Guinea?
10 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2010.
How do Antigua and Barbuda and Papua New Guinea rank globally for homicide rate?
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 36th and Papua New Guinea ranks 38th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor 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

Indicator
Homicide rate
Unit
homicides per 100,000 population
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 4,154 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population.