Bahrain vs Qatar: Homicide rate

Bahrain
0.1956 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Qatar
0.0691 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Bahrain rank
169th
Qatar rank
171st

Homicide rate over time

  • Bahrain
  • Qatar
00.511.5199020062022

How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 0.1956 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.0691 homicides per 100,000 population in Qatar, a difference of 0.1265 homicides per 100,000 population.

That makes Bahrain's figure about 2.8 times Qatar's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Bahrain ahead.

Bahrain ranks 169th and Qatar ranks 171st of 179 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Qatar Difference Ahead
2000s 0.8244 homicides per 100,000 population 0.7069 homicides per 100,000 population 0.1176 homicides per 100,000 population Bahrain
2010s 0.4967 homicides per 100,000 population 0.3578 homicides per 100,000 population 0.1389 homicides per 100,000 population Bahrain
2020s 0.0874 homicides per 100,000 population 0.2723 homicides per 100,000 population 0.1849 homicides per 100,000 population Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate, Bahrain or Qatar?
Bahrain, at 0.1956 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.0691 homicides per 100,000 population in Qatar as of 2022.
What is the difference in homicide rate between Bahrain and Qatar?
0.1265 homicides per 100,000 population, with Bahrain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Qatar?
17 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2022.
How do Bahrain and Qatar rank globally for homicide rate?
Bahrain ranks 169th and Qatar ranks 171st 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

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