Kazakhstan vs Lithuania: Homicide rate
Kazakhstan
2.55 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Lithuania
2.63 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Kazakhstan rank
89th
Lithuania rank
86th
Homicide rate over time
- Kazakhstan
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 2.63 homicides per 100,000 population against 2.55 homicides per 100,000 population in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.08 homicides per 100,000 population.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 89th and Lithuania ranks 86th of 179 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 3 and Lithuania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.64 homicides per 100,000 population | 9.54 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.09 homicides per 100,000 population | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 12.71 homicides per 100,000 population | 9.45 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.27 homicides per 100,000 population | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 6.42 homicides per 100,000 population | 6.05 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.3695 homicides per 100,000 population | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 2.84 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.86 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.02 homicides per 100,000 population | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Kazakhstan or Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at 2.63 homicides per 100,000 population against 2.55 homicides per 100,000 population in Kazakhstan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Kazakhstan and Lithuania?
- 0.08 homicides per 100,000 population, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Lithuania?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Kazakhstan and Lithuania rank globally for homicide rate?
- Kazakhstan ranks 89th and Lithuania ranks 86th 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.