Montenegro vs New Zealand: Homicide rate

Montenegro
1.29 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
New Zealand
1.35 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
Montenegro rank
55th
New Zealand rank
53rd

Homicide rate over time

  • Montenegro
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people in Montenegro, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Montenegro ahead.

Montenegro ranks 55th and New Zealand ranks 53rd of 111 countries.

Montenegro has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Montenegro New Zealand Difference Ahead
2000s 2.31 deaths per 100,000 people 1.58 deaths per 100,000 people 0.7315 deaths per 100,000 people Montenegro
2010s 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people 0.8517 deaths per 100,000 people 0.4337 deaths per 100,000 people Montenegro

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate, Montenegro or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people in Montenegro as of 2018.
What is the difference in homicide rate between Montenegro and New Zealand?
0.06 deaths per 100,000 people, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Montenegro and New Zealand?
5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2017.
How do Montenegro and New Zealand rank globally for homicide rate?
Montenegro ranks 55th 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

Indicator
Homicide rate
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,803 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Annual number of homicides per 100,000 people.