Algeria vs Egypt: Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC
Algeria
1.16 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Egypt
1.31 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2017
Algeria rank
124th
Egypt rank
121st
Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC over time
- Algeria
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 1.31 homicides per 100,000 population against 1.16 homicides per 100,000 population in Algeria, a difference of 0.15 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 124th and Egypt ranks 121st of 179 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8608 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.9098 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.049 homicides per 100,000 population | Egypt |
| 2010s | 1.18 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.13 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.9469 homicides per 100,000 population | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, who vs. unodc, Algeria or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 1.31 homicides per 100,000 population against 1.16 homicides per 100,000 population in Algeria as of 2017.
- What is the difference in homicide rate, who vs. unodc between Algeria and Egypt?
- 0.15 homicides per 100,000 population, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Egypt?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2017.
- How do Algeria and Egypt rank globally for homicide rate, who vs. unodc?
- Algeria ranks 124th and Egypt ranks 121st of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population.