Liberia vs Sao Tome and Principe: Homicide rate
Liberia
3.09 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2012
Sao Tome and Principe
3.23 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2011
Liberia rank
83rd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
81st
Homicide rate over time
- Liberia
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 3.23 homicides per 100,000 population against 3.09 homicides per 100,000 population in Liberia, a difference of 0.14 homicides per 100,000 population.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Liberia ahead.
Liberia ranks 83rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 81st of 179 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.68 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.41 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.7296 homicides per 100,000 population | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 3.5 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.27 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2301 homicides per 100,000 population | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Liberia or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 3.23 homicides per 100,000 population against 3.09 homicides per 100,000 population in Liberia as of 2011.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Liberia and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.14 homicides per 100,000 population, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2011.
- How do Liberia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for homicide rate?
- Liberia ranks 83rd 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.