Bolivia vs Philippines: Homicide rate

Bolivia
4.42 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Philippines
4.35 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Bolivia rank
68th
Philippines rank
70th

Homicide rate over time

  • Bolivia
  • Philippines
2.557.51012.515199020062023

How they compare

Bolivia currently reports 4.42 homicides per 100,000 population against 4.35 homicides per 100,000 population in Philippines, a difference of 0.07 homicides per 100,000 population.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Philippines ahead.

Bolivia ranks 68th and Philippines ranks 70th of 179 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 1 and Philippines in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia Philippines Difference Ahead
2010s 5.39 homicides per 100,000 population 6.89 homicides per 100,000 population 1.5 homicides per 100,000 population Philippines
2020s 4.42 homicides per 100,000 population 4.35 homicides per 100,000 population 0.0708 homicides per 100,000 population Bolivia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate, Bolivia or Philippines?
Bolivia, at 4.42 homicides per 100,000 population against 4.35 homicides per 100,000 population in Philippines as of 2023.
What is the difference in homicide rate between Bolivia and Philippines?
0.07 homicides per 100,000 population, with Bolivia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Philippines?
5 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
How do Bolivia and Philippines rank globally for homicide rate?
Bolivia ranks 68th and Philippines ranks 70th 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.