Finland vs Turkmenistan: Homicide rate
Finland
1.12 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Turkmenistan
1.13 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2015
Finland rank
60th
Turkmenistan rank
59th
Homicide rate over time
- Finland
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 1.13 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.12 deaths per 100,000 people in Finland, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Finland ranks 60th and Turkmenistan ranks 59th of 111 countries.
Turkmenistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.16 deaths per 100,000 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 3.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.32 deaths per 100,000 people | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 2.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1158 deaths per 100,000 people | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0992 deaths per 100,000 people | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Finland or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 1.13 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.12 deaths per 100,000 people in Finland as of 2015.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Finland and Turkmenistan?
- 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Turkmenistan?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2015.
- How do Finland and Turkmenistan rank globally for homicide rate?
- Finland ranks 60th and Turkmenistan ranks 59th 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.