Bahrain vs Kuwait: Homicide rate
Bahrain
0.1956 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Kuwait
0.25 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2020
Bahrain rank
169th
Kuwait rank
167th
Homicide rate over time
- Bahrain
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.25 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.1956 homicides per 100,000 population in Bahrain, a difference of 0.0544 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.3 times Bahrain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 169th and Kuwait ranks 167th of 179 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 1 and Kuwait in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.31 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.9247 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.3898 homicides per 100,000 population | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 0.8723 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.72 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.8472 homicides per 100,000 population | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.4845 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.35 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.861 homicides per 100,000 population | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.25 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.25 homicides per 100,000 population | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Bahrain or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 0.25 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.1956 homicides per 100,000 population in Bahrain as of 2020.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Bahrain and Kuwait?
- 0.0544 homicides per 100,000 population, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Kuwait?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2020.
- How do Bahrain and Kuwait rank globally for homicide rate?
- Bahrain ranks 169th and Kuwait ranks 167th 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
Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population.