Liberia vs Mauritania: Homicides

Liberia
484.51 deaths
in 2021
Mauritania
500.5 deaths
in 2021
Liberia rank
86th
Mauritania rank
85th

Homicides over time

  • Liberia
  • Mauritania
0200400600200020102021

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 500.5 deaths against 484.51 deaths in Liberia, a difference of 15.99 deaths.

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

Liberia ranks 86th and Mauritania ranks 85th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia Mauritania Difference Ahead
2000s 433.85 deaths 407.48 deaths 26.37 deaths Liberia
2010s 470.17 deaths 460.33 deaths 9.84 deaths Liberia
2020s 483 deaths 498.1 deaths 15.11 deaths Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicides, Liberia or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 500.5 deaths against 484.51 deaths in Liberia as of 2021.
What is the difference in homicides between Liberia and Mauritania?
15.99 deaths, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Mauritania?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Liberia and Mauritania rank globally for homicides?
Liberia ranks 86th and Mauritania ranks 85th 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.

Individual pages

About this data

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

Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes.