Eswatini vs Panama: Homicide rate (UN, World)
Eswatini
12.51 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2021
Panama
11.71 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Eswatini rank
29th
Panama rank
30th
Homicide rate (UN, World) over time
- Eswatini
- Panama
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 12.51 homicides per 100,000 population against 11.71 homicides per 100,000 population in Panama, a difference of 0.8 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 29th and Panama ranks 30th of 179 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.66 homicides per 100,000 population | 11.2 homicides per 100,000 population | 5.46 homicides per 100,000 population | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 14.11 homicides per 100,000 population | 10.75 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.36 homicides per 100,000 population | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 11.73 homicides per 100,000 population | 13.56 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.83 homicides per 100,000 population | Panama |
| 2020s | 12.51 homicides per 100,000 population | 12.66 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1424 homicides per 100,000 population | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Eswatini or Panama?
- Eswatini, at 12.51 homicides per 100,000 population against 11.71 homicides per 100,000 population in Panama as of 2021.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Eswatini and Panama?
- 0.8 homicides per 100,000 population, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Panama?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Eswatini and Panama rank globally for homicide rate?
- Eswatini ranks 29th and Panama ranks 30th 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.