Cameroon vs Zimbabwe: Homicide rate
Cameroon
6.76 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Zimbabwe
6.76 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Cameroon rank
49th
Zimbabwe rank
50th
Homicide rate over time
- Cameroon
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 6.76 homicides per 100,000 population against 6.76 homicides per 100,000 population in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0 homicides per 100,000 population.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Cameroon ranks 49th and Zimbabwe ranks 50th of 179 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.9 homicides per 100,000 population | 12.44 homicides per 100,000 population | 6.54 homicides per 100,000 population | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 4.65 homicides per 100,000 population | 6.21 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.56 homicides per 100,000 population | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 5.67 homicides per 100,000 population | 5.89 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2179 homicides per 100,000 population | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Cameroon or Zimbabwe?
- Cameroon, at 6.76 homicides per 100,000 population against 6.76 homicides per 100,000 population in Zimbabwe as of 2022.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Cameroon and Zimbabwe?
- 0 homicides per 100,000 population, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Zimbabwe?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2022.
- How do Cameroon and Zimbabwe rank globally for homicide rate?
- Cameroon ranks 49th and Zimbabwe ranks 50th 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.