Cameroon vs Zimbabwe: Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC
Cameroon
6.76 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Zimbabwe
6.76 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Cameroon rank
49th
Zimbabwe rank
50th
Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC over time
- Cameroon
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 6.76 homicides per 100,000 population against 6.76 homicides per 100,000 population in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0 homicides per 100,000 population.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Cameroon ranks 49th and Zimbabwe ranks 50th of 179 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.9 homicides per 100,000 population | 12.44 homicides per 100,000 population | 6.54 homicides per 100,000 population | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 4.65 homicides per 100,000 population | 6.21 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.56 homicides per 100,000 population | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 5.67 homicides per 100,000 population | 5.89 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2179 homicides per 100,000 population | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, who vs. unodc, Cameroon or Zimbabwe?
- Cameroon, at 6.76 homicides per 100,000 population against 6.76 homicides per 100,000 population in Zimbabwe as of 2022.
- What is the difference in homicide rate, who vs. unodc between Cameroon and Zimbabwe?
- 0 homicides per 100,000 population, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Zimbabwe?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2022.
- How do Cameroon and Zimbabwe rank globally for homicide rate, who vs. unodc?
- Cameroon ranks 49th and Zimbabwe ranks 50th 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.