Jordan vs Tonga: Homicide rate

Jordan
0.9878 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Tonga
0.9463 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2019
Jordan rank
132nd
Tonga rank
135th

Homicide rate over time

  • Jordan
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Jordan currently reports 0.9878 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.9463 homicides per 100,000 population in Tonga, a difference of 0.0415 homicides per 100,000 population.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Tonga ahead.

Jordan ranks 132nd and Tonga ranks 135th of 179 countries.

Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jordan Tonga Difference Ahead
1990s 0.8283 homicides per 100,000 population 1.99 homicides per 100,000 population 1.16 homicides per 100,000 population Tonga
2000s 1.6 homicides per 100,000 population 4.05 homicides per 100,000 population 2.45 homicides per 100,000 population Tonga
2010s 1.58 homicides per 100,000 population 2.83 homicides per 100,000 population 1.25 homicides per 100,000 population Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate, Jordan or Tonga?
Jordan, at 0.9878 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.9463 homicides per 100,000 population in Tonga as of 2023.
What is the difference in homicide rate between Jordan and Tonga?
0.0415 homicides per 100,000 population, with Jordan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Tonga?
11 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
How do Jordan and Tonga rank globally for homicide rate?
Jordan ranks 132nd and Tonga ranks 135th 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.