Cameroon vs Kiribati: Homicide rate
Cameroon
6.76 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Kiribati
7.12 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2012
Cameroon rank
49th
Kiribati rank
46th
Homicide rate over time
- Cameroon
- Kiribati
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 7.12 homicides per 100,000 population against 6.76 homicides per 100,000 population in Cameroon, a difference of 0.36 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kiribati ahead.
Cameroon ranks 49th and Kiribati ranks 46th of 179 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Kiribati in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Kiribati | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.72 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.87 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.8498 homicides per 100,000 population | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 4.48 homicides per 100,000 population | 6.92 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.44 homicides per 100,000 population | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Cameroon or Kiribati?
- Kiribati, at 7.12 homicides per 100,000 population against 6.76 homicides per 100,000 population in Cameroon as of 2012.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Cameroon and Kiribati?
- 0.36 homicides per 100,000 population, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Kiribati?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2012.
- How do Cameroon and Kiribati rank globally for homicide rate?
- Cameroon ranks 49th and Kiribati ranks 46th 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.