Afghanistan vs Myanmar: Homicides

Afghanistan
1,613 homicides
in 2021
Myanmar
1,394 homicides
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
28th
Myanmar rank
30th

Homicides over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Myanmar
05.0k10.0k15.0k199020062023

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 1,613 homicides against 1,394 homicides in Myanmar, a difference of 219 homicides.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Myanmar's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 28th and Myanmar ranks 30th of 179 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Myanmar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Myanmar Difference Ahead
2000s 1,115 homicides 879 homicides 236 homicides Afghanistan
2010s 2,182 homicides 1,287 homicides 895.12 homicides Afghanistan
2020s 2,092 homicides 8,435 homicides 6,344 homicides Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicides, Afghanistan or Myanmar?
Afghanistan, at 1,613 homicides against 1,394 homicides in Myanmar as of 2021.
What is the difference in homicides between Afghanistan and Myanmar?
219 homicides, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Myanmar?
11 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2021.
How do Afghanistan and Myanmar rank globally for homicides?
Afghanistan ranks 28th and Myanmar ranks 30th 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 Homicides. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Homicides
Unit
homicides
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 4,154 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Number of intentional homicides.