Botswana vs Malawi: Homicides

Botswana

273 homicides

in 2021

Malawi

279 homicides

in 2012

Botswana rank

73rd

Malawi rank

72nd

Homicides over time

Malawi currently reports 279 homicides against 273 homicides in Botswana, a difference of 6 homicides.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Malawi ahead.

Botswana ranks 73rd and Malawi ranks 72nd of 179 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

Number of intentional homicides.