Fiji vs New Zealand: Homicide rate

Fiji
1.39 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2012
New Zealand
1.35 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
Fiji rank
51st
New Zealand rank
53rd

Homicide rate over time

  • Fiji
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

Fiji currently reports 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people in New Zealand, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1978 it was New Zealand ahead.

Fiji ranks 51st and New Zealand ranks 53rd of 111 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Fiji New Zealand Difference Ahead
1970s 0.8205 deaths per 100,000 people 1.85 deaths per 100,000 people 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people New Zealand
2000s 1.83 deaths per 100,000 people 1.51 deaths per 100,000 people 0.3128 deaths per 100,000 people Fiji
2010s 1.16 deaths per 100,000 people 1.26 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0991 deaths per 100,000 people New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate, Fiji or New Zealand?
Fiji, at 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people in New Zealand as of 2012.
What is the difference in homicide rate between Fiji and New Zealand?
0.04 deaths per 100,000 people, with Fiji ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and New Zealand?
12 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2012.
How do Fiji and New Zealand rank globally for homicide rate?
Fiji ranks 51st and New Zealand ranks 53rd of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?
WHO Mortality Database (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
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,803 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Annual number of homicides per 100,000 people.