Malta vs Samoa: Homicides
Malta
4.55 deaths
in 2021
Samoa
5.21 deaths
in 2021
Malta rank
180th
Samoa rank
179th
Homicides over time
- Malta
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 5.21 deaths against 4.55 deaths in Malta, a difference of 0.66 deaths.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Samoa ahead.
Malta ranks 180th and Samoa ranks 179th of 194 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.42 deaths | 9.22 deaths | 4.8 deaths | Samoa |
| 2010s | 4.79 deaths | 6.46 deaths | 1.67 deaths | Samoa |
| 2020s | 4.54 deaths | 5.3 deaths | 0.755 deaths | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicides, Malta or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 5.21 deaths against 4.55 deaths in Malta as of 2021.
- What is the difference in homicides between Malta and Samoa?
- 0.66 deaths, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Samoa?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Malta and Samoa rank globally for homicides?
- Malta ranks 180th and Samoa ranks 179th 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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