Romania vs Sri Lanka: Homicide rate
Romania
1.21 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Sri Lanka
1.18 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
Romania rank
56th
Sri Lanka rank
58th
Homicide rate over time
- Romania
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Romania currently reports 1.21 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.18 deaths per 100,000 people in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Romania ranks 56th and Sri Lanka ranks 58th of 111 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.52 deaths per 100,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 3.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9173 deaths per 100,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 1.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1347 deaths per 100,000 people | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Romania or Sri Lanka?
- Romania, at 1.21 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.18 deaths per 100,000 people in Sri Lanka as of 2022.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Romania and Sri Lanka?
- 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Sri Lanka?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2019.
- How do Romania and Sri Lanka rank globally for homicide rate?
- Romania ranks 56th and Sri Lanka ranks 58th 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.