Azerbaijan vs Syria: Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC
Azerbaijan
1.99 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2024
Syria
2.06 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2010
Azerbaijan rank
103rd
Syria rank
100th
Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC over time
- Azerbaijan
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 2.06 homicides per 100,000 population against 1.99 homicides per 100,000 population in Azerbaijan, a difference of 0.07 homicides per 100,000 population.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Azerbaijan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 103rd and Syria ranks 100th of 179 countries.
Azerbaijan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.35 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.03 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.33 homicides per 100,000 population | Azerbaijan |
| 2000s | 2.45 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.29 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1572 homicides per 100,000 population | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 2.25 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.06 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1927 homicides per 100,000 population | Azerbaijan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, who vs. unodc, Azerbaijan or Syria?
- Syria, at 2.06 homicides per 100,000 population against 1.99 homicides per 100,000 population in Azerbaijan as of 2010.
- What is the difference in homicide rate, who vs. unodc between Azerbaijan and Syria?
- 0.07 homicides per 100,000 population, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Syria?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2010.
- How do Azerbaijan and Syria rank globally for homicide rate, who vs. unodc?
- Azerbaijan ranks 103rd and Syria ranks 100th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) β 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.