Samoa vs Zimbabwe: Homicide rate

Samoa
6.26 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2018
Zimbabwe
6.76 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Samoa rank
53rd
Zimbabwe rank
50th

Homicide rate over time

  • Samoa
  • Zimbabwe
2.557.51012.5199020062022

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 6.76 homicides per 100,000 population against 6.26 homicides per 100,000 population in Samoa, a difference of 0.5 homicides per 100,000 population.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.

Samoa ranks 53rd and Zimbabwe ranks 50th of 179 countries.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate, Samoa or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 6.76 homicides per 100,000 population against 6.26 homicides per 100,000 population in Samoa as of 2022.
What is the difference in homicide rate between Samoa and Zimbabwe?
0.5 homicides per 100,000 population, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How do Samoa and Zimbabwe rank globally for homicide rate?
Samoa ranks 53rd and Zimbabwe ranks 50th 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.