Greenland vs Maldives: Homicides

Greenland
3 homicides
in 2016
Maldives
3 homicides
in 2019
Greenland rank
161st
Maldives rank
161st

Homicides over time

  • Greenland
  • Maldives
051015199020042019

How they compare

Greenland currently reports 3 homicides against 3 homicides in Maldives, a difference of 0 homicides.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Greenland ahead.

Greenland ranks 161st and Maldives ranks 161st of 179 countries.

Greenland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greenland Maldives Difference Ahead
1990s 11 homicides 4 homicides 7 homicides Greenland
2000s 11 homicides 5.8 homicides 5.2 homicides Greenland
2010s 6.2 homicides 5.2 homicides 1 homicides Greenland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicides, Greenland or Maldives?
Greenland, at 3 homicides against 3 homicides in Maldives as of 2016.
What is the difference in homicides between Greenland and Maldives?
0 homicides, with Greenland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Maldives?
12 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2015.
How do Greenland and Maldives rank globally for homicides?
Greenland ranks 161st and Maldives 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 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.