Morocco vs Sri Lanka: Homicides

Morocco
635 homicides
in 2024
Sri Lanka
742 homicides
in 2019
Morocco rank
48th
Sri Lanka rank
46th

Homicides over time

  • Morocco
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 742 homicides against 635 homicides in Morocco, a difference of 107 homicides.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Morocco's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Morocco ranks 48th and Sri Lanka ranks 46th of 179 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Morocco Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1990s 453.67 homicides 1,918 homicides 1,465 homicides Sri Lanka
2000s 456.25 homicides 1,591 homicides 1,135 homicides Sri Lanka
2010s 535.9 homicides 610.2 homicides 74.3 homicides Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicides, Morocco or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 742 homicides against 635 homicides in Morocco as of 2019.
What is the difference in homicides between Morocco and Sri Lanka?
107 homicides, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Sri Lanka?
17 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Morocco and Sri Lanka rank globally for homicides?
Morocco ranks 48th and Sri Lanka ranks 46th 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.