Brunei vs Hong Kong: Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC
Brunei
0.4864 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2013
Hong Kong
0.3762 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Brunei rank
163rd
Hong Kong rank
165th
Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC over time
- Brunei
- Hong Kong
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 0.4864 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.3762 homicides per 100,000 population in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.1102 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Brunei's figure about 1.3 times Hong Kong's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Brunei ahead.
Brunei ranks 163rd and Hong Kong ranks 165th of 179 countries.
Brunei has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Hong Kong | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.04 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.19 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.8563 homicides per 100,000 population | Brunei |
| 2000s | 0.7363 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5608 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1755 homicides per 100,000 population | Brunei |
| 2010s | 0.4945 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4898 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0047 homicides per 100,000 population | Brunei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, who vs. unodc, Brunei or Hong Kong?
- Brunei, at 0.4864 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.3762 homicides per 100,000 population in Hong Kong as of 2013.
- What is the difference in homicide rate, who vs. unodc between Brunei and Hong Kong?
- 0.1102 homicides per 100,000 population, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Hong Kong?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2013.
- How do Brunei and Hong Kong rank globally for homicide rate, who vs. unodc?
- Brunei ranks 163rd and Hong Kong ranks 165th 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.