Which has higher homicides, New Zealand or United Arab Emirates?

United Arab Emirates, at 65.85 deaths against 62.46 deaths in New Zealand as of 2021.

What is the difference in homicides between New Zealand and United Arab Emirates?

3.39 deaths, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United Arab Emirates?

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.

New Zealand vs United Arab Emirates: Homicides (World Health)

New Zealand

62.46 deaths

in 2021

United Arab Emirates

65.85 deaths

in 2021

New Zealand rank

141st

United Arab Emirates rank

138th

Homicides (World Health) over time

New Zealand
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 65.85 deaths against 62.46 deaths in New Zealand, a difference of 3.39 deaths.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 141st and United Arab Emirates ranks 138th of 194 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	New Zealand	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
2000s	62.59 deaths	62.68 deaths	0.094 deaths	United Arab Emirates
2010s	57.32 deaths	75.92 deaths	18.6 deaths	United Arab Emirates
2020s	61.04 deaths	66.19 deaths	5.15 deaths	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicides, New Zealand or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 65.85 deaths against 62.46 deaths in New Zealand as of 2021.
What is the difference in homicides between New Zealand and United Arab Emirates?: 3.39 deaths, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United Arab Emirates?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do New Zealand and United Arab Emirates rank globally for homicides?: New Zealand ranks 141st and United Arab Emirates ranks 138th 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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