Brunei vs China: Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC
Brunei
0.4864 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2013
China
0.5019 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2020
Brunei rank
163rd
China rank
162nd
Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC over time
- Brunei
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 0.5019 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.4864 homicides per 100,000 population in Brunei, a difference of 0.0155 homicides per 100,000 population.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Brunei ahead.
Brunei ranks 163rd and China ranks 162nd of 179 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 1 and China in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.82 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.08 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.7363 homicides per 100,000 population | Brunei |
| 2000s | 0.6664 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.45 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.7836 homicides per 100,000 population | China |
| 2010s | 0.4945 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.8678 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.3733 homicides per 100,000 population | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, who vs. unodc, Brunei or China?
- China, at 0.5019 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.4864 homicides per 100,000 population in Brunei as of 2020.
- What is the difference in homicide rate, who vs. unodc between Brunei and China?
- 0.0155 homicides per 100,000 population, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and China?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2013.
- How do Brunei and China rank globally for homicide rate, who vs. unodc?
- Brunei ranks 163rd and China ranks 162nd 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.