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
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
Annual number of homicides per 100,000 people.