Kenya vs Turkey: Homicides
Kenya
2,643 homicides
in 2022
Turkey
2,817 homicides
in 2023
Kenya rank
22nd
Turkey rank
21st
Homicides over time
- Kenya
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 2,817 homicides against 2,643 homicides in Kenya, a difference of 174 homicides.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Turkey ahead.
Kenya ranks 22nd and Turkey ranks 21st of 179 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,141 homicides | 3,249 homicides | 2,107 homicides | Turkey |
| 2010s | 2,101 homicides | 2,628 homicides | 527.62 homicides | Turkey |
| 2020s | 2,433 homicides | 2,197 homicides | 235.67 homicides | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicides, Kenya or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 2,817 homicides against 2,643 homicides in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicides between Kenya and Turkey?
- 174 homicides, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Turkey?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
- How do Kenya and Turkey rank globally for homicides?
- Kenya ranks 22nd and Turkey ranks 21st 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
Number of intentional homicides.