Botswana vs Namibia: Homicides

Botswana

404.65 deaths

in 2021

Namibia

454.03 deaths

in 2021

Botswana rank

91st

Namibia rank

88th

Homicides over time

Namibia currently reports 454.03 deaths against 404.65 deaths in Botswana, a difference of 49.38 deaths.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 91st and Namibia ranks 88th of 194 countries.

Indicator: Homicides
Unit: deaths
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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