Cyprus vs Jordan: Homicide rate

Cyprus
0.9571 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2024
Jordan
0.9878 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Cyprus rank
134th
Jordan rank
132nd

Homicide rate over time

  • Cyprus
  • Jordan
01234199020072024

How they compare

Jordan currently reports 0.9878 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.9571 homicides per 100,000 population in Cyprus, a difference of 0.0307 homicides per 100,000 population.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Jordan ahead.

Cyprus ranks 134th and Jordan ranks 132nd of 179 countries.

Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cyprus Jordan Difference Ahead
1990s 0.661 homicides per 100,000 population 2.55 homicides per 100,000 population 1.89 homicides per 100,000 population Jordan
2000s 1.25 homicides per 100,000 population 1.6 homicides per 100,000 population 0.3453 homicides per 100,000 population Jordan
2010s 1.05 homicides per 100,000 population 1.66 homicides per 100,000 population 0.6095 homicides per 100,000 population Jordan
2020s 0.9463 homicides per 100,000 population 1.03 homicides per 100,000 population 0.0865 homicides per 100,000 population Jordan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate, Cyprus or Jordan?
Jordan, at 0.9878 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.9571 homicides per 100,000 population in Cyprus as of 2023.
What is the difference in homicide rate between Cyprus and Jordan?
0.0307 homicides per 100,000 population, with Jordan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Jordan?
25 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Cyprus and Jordan rank globally for homicide rate?
Cyprus ranks 134th and Jordan ranks 132nd 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.