Russia vs Seychelles: Homicide rate (UN, World)
Russia
7.82 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2024
Seychelles
7.97 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Russia rank
44th
Seychelles rank
42nd
Homicide rate (UN, World) over time
- Russia
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 7.97 homicides per 100,000 population against 7.82 homicides per 100,000 population in Russia, a difference of 0.15 homicides per 100,000 population.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Russia ahead.
Russia ranks 44th and Seychelles ranks 42nd of 179 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.92 homicides per 100,000 population | 10.3 homicides per 100,000 population | 7.63 homicides per 100,000 population | Russia |
| 2010s | 10.38 homicides per 100,000 population | 10.29 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0905 homicides per 100,000 population | Russia |
| 2020s | 7.04 homicides per 100,000 population | 5.77 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.26 homicides per 100,000 population | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Russia or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 7.97 homicides per 100,000 population against 7.82 homicides per 100,000 population in Russia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Russia and Seychelles?
- 0.15 homicides per 100,000 population, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Seychelles?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2021.
- How do Russia and Seychelles rank globally for homicide rate?
- Russia ranks 44th and Seychelles ranks 42nd 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.