Kuwait vs Oman: Homicide rate
Kuwait
0.25 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2020
Oman
0.1386 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Kuwait rank
167th
Oman rank
170th
Homicide rate over time
- Kuwait
- Oman
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.25 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.1386 homicides per 100,000 population in Oman, a difference of 0.1114 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.8 times Oman's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Oman ahead.
Kuwait ranks 167th and Oman ranks 170th of 179 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Oman in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Oman | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.72 homicides per 100,000 population | 2 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.28 homicides per 100,000 population | Oman |
| 2010s | 1.35 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.8506 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4949 homicides per 100,000 population | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.25 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.3096 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0596 homicides per 100,000 population | Oman |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Kuwait or Oman?
- Kuwait, at 0.25 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.1386 homicides per 100,000 population in Oman as of 2020.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Kuwait and Oman?
- 0.1114 homicides per 100,000 population, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Oman?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2020.
- How do Kuwait and Oman rank globally for homicide rate?
- Kuwait ranks 167th and Oman ranks 170th 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.