Malawi vs Morocco: Homicide rate

Malawi
1.78 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2012
Morocco
1.67 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2024
Malawi rank
109th
Morocco rank
111th

Homicide rate over time

  • Malawi
  • Morocco
02468199020072024

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 1.78 homicides per 100,000 population against 1.67 homicides per 100,000 population in Morocco, a difference of 0.11 homicides per 100,000 population.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Morocco's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 109th and Morocco ranks 111th of 179 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Morocco Difference Ahead
2000s 4.51 homicides per 100,000 population 1.59 homicides per 100,000 population 2.92 homicides per 100,000 population Malawi
2010s 2.51 homicides per 100,000 population 1.29 homicides per 100,000 population 1.22 homicides per 100,000 population Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate, Malawi or Morocco?
Malawi, at 1.78 homicides per 100,000 population against 1.67 homicides per 100,000 population in Morocco as of 2012.
What is the difference in homicide rate between Malawi and Morocco?
0.11 homicides per 100,000 population, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Morocco?
13 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2012.
How do Malawi and Morocco rank globally for homicide rate?
Malawi ranks 109th and Morocco ranks 111th 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.