Iran vs Latvia: Homicide rate
Iran
2.42 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2017
Latvia
2.56 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Iran rank
40th
Latvia rank
38th
Homicide rate over time
- Iran
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 2.56 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.42 deaths per 100,000 people in Iran, a difference of 0.14 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Latvia ahead.
Iran ranks 40th and Latvia ranks 38th of 111 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Iran or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 2.56 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.42 deaths per 100,000 people in Iran as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Iran and Latvia?
- 0.14 deaths per 100,000 people, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Latvia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2017.
- How do Iran and Latvia rank globally for homicide rate?
- Iran ranks 40th and Latvia ranks 38th 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.