Kyrgyzstan vs Switzerland: Homicide rate
Kyrgyzstan
0.5422 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Switzerland
0.4757 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Kyrgyzstan rank
90th
Switzerland rank
93rd
Homicide rate over time
- Kyrgyzstan
- Switzerland
How they compare
Kyrgyzstan currently reports 0.5422 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.4757 deaths per 100,000 people in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0665 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Kyrgyzstan's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
Across all 41 years both countries report, Kyrgyzstan has been ahead every year.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 90th and Switzerland ranks 93rd of 111 countries.
Kyrgyzstan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kyrgyzstan | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.22 deaths per 100,000 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1990s | 10.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.48 deaths per 100,000 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2000s | 6.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7837 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.77 deaths per 100,000 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2010s | 3.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4684 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.18 deaths per 100,000 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2020s | 1.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4404 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people | Kyrgyzstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Kyrgyzstan or Switzerland?
- Kyrgyzstan, at 0.5422 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.4757 deaths per 100,000 people in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Kyrgyzstan and Switzerland?
- 0.0665 deaths per 100,000 people, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Switzerland?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
- How do Kyrgyzstan and Switzerland rank globally for homicide rate?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 90th and Switzerland ranks 93rd 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.