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
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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

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.