Bahrain vs Oman: Homicide rate

Bahrain
0.1956 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Oman
0.1386 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Bahrain rank
169th
Oman rank
170th

Homicide rate over time

  • Bahrain
  • Oman
012345199520092023

How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 0.1956 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.1386 homicides per 100,000 population in Oman, a difference of 0.057 homicides per 100,000 population.

That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.4 times Oman's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Oman ahead.

Bahrain ranks 169th and Oman ranks 170th of 179 countries.

Oman has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Oman Difference Ahead
2000s 0.7689 homicides per 100,000 population 1.45 homicides per 100,000 population 0.6824 homicides per 100,000 population Oman
2010s 0.4967 homicides per 100,000 population 0.868 homicides per 100,000 population 0.3714 homicides per 100,000 population Oman
2020s 0.0874 homicides per 100,000 population 0.2692 homicides per 100,000 population 0.1818 homicides per 100,000 population Oman

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate, Bahrain or Oman?
Bahrain, at 0.1956 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.1386 homicides per 100,000 population in Oman as of 2022.
What is the difference in homicide rate between Bahrain and Oman?
0.057 homicides per 100,000 population, with Bahrain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Oman?
17 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
How do Bahrain and Oman rank globally for homicide rate?
Bahrain ranks 169th and Oman ranks 170th 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.