Kuwait vs United Kingdom: Homicide rate
Kuwait
0.3524 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
United Kingdom
0.3783 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Kuwait rank
100th
United Kingdom rank
98th
Homicide rate over time
- Kuwait
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 0.3783 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.3524 deaths per 100,000 people in Kuwait, a difference of 0.0259 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 100th and United Kingdom ranks 98th of 111 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 4 and United Kingdom in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.006 deaths per 100,000 people | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 0.856 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8679 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0119 deaths per 100,000 people | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 1.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8804 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6247 deaths per 100,000 people | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 2.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4589 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.73 deaths per 100,000 people | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.637 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3165 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3204 deaths per 100,000 people | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Kuwait or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 0.3783 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.3524 deaths per 100,000 people in Kuwait as of 2021.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Kuwait and United Kingdom?
- 0.0259 deaths per 100,000 people, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and United Kingdom?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2019.
- How do Kuwait and United Kingdom rank globally for homicide rate?
- Kuwait ranks 100th and United Kingdom ranks 98th 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.