India vs Sao Tome and Principe: Homicide rate
India
2.82 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Sao Tome and Principe
3.23 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2011
India rank
84th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
81st
Homicide rate over time
- India
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 3.23 homicides per 100,000 population against 2.82 homicides per 100,000 population in India, a difference of 0.41 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
India ranks 84th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 81st of 179 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.27 homicides per 100,000 population | 6.72 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.45 homicides per 100,000 population | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 3.8 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.91 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1121 homicides per 100,000 population | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 3.76 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.27 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4907 homicides per 100,000 population | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, India or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 3.23 homicides per 100,000 population against 2.82 homicides per 100,000 population in India as of 2011.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between India and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.41 homicides per 100,000 population, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
- How do India and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for homicide rate?
- India ranks 84th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 81st 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.