Brunei vs Macao: Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC
Brunei
0.4864 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2013
Macao
0.5603 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Brunei rank
163rd
Macao rank
161st
Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC over time
- Brunei
- Macao
How they compare
Macao currently reports 0.5603 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.4864 homicides per 100,000 population in Brunei, a difference of 0.0739 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Macao's figure about 1.2 times Brunei's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Macao ahead.
Brunei ranks 163rd and Macao ranks 161st of 179 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 1 and Macao in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Macao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.04 homicides per 100,000 population | 6.42 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.38 homicides per 100,000 population | Macao |
| 2000s | 0.7363 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.3 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5637 homicides per 100,000 population | Macao |
| 2010s | 0.4945 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4745 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0199 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 Macao?
- Macao, at 0.5603 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.4864 homicides per 100,000 population in Brunei as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate, who vs. unodc between Brunei and Macao?
- 0.0739 homicides per 100,000 population, with Macao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Macao?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2013.
- How do Brunei and Macao rank globally for homicide rate, who vs. unodc?
- Brunei ranks 163rd and Macao ranks 161st 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.