Which has higher homicides, Democratic Republic of Congo or Indonesia?

Democratic Republic of Congo, at 11,865 deaths against 11,375 deaths in Indonesia as of 2021.

What is the difference in homicides between Democratic Republic of Congo and Indonesia?

490 deaths, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Indonesia?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicides. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Indonesia: Homicides (World Health)

Democratic Republic of Congo

11,865 deaths

in 2021

Indonesia

11,375 deaths

in 2021

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

11th

Indonesia rank

12th

Homicides (World Health) over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Indonesia

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 11,865 deaths against 11,375 deaths in Indonesia, a difference of 490 deaths.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Indonesia ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 11th and Indonesia ranks 12th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 1 and Indonesia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Indonesia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	7,709 deaths	12,436 deaths	4,727 deaths	Indonesia
2010s	10,006 deaths	11,843 deaths	1,837 deaths	Indonesia
2020s	11,688 deaths	11,439 deaths	249.35 deaths	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicides, Democratic Republic of Congo or Indonesia?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 11,865 deaths against 11,375 deaths in Indonesia as of 2021.
What is the difference in homicides between Democratic Republic of Congo and Indonesia?: 490 deaths, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Indonesia?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Indonesia rank globally for homicides?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 11th and Indonesia ranks 12th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major 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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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: 30 October 2026

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