Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 in Cambodia
Cambodia: Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 was 1.82 homicides per 100,000 population in 2011. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 in Cambodia, 1992–2011
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in homicides per 100,000 population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 in Cambodia is 1.82 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 20.3% on the previous year and down 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 in Cambodia peaked at 6.95 homicides per 100,000 population in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1.82 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2011.
Cambodia ranks 106th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.82 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.74 homicides per 100,000 population | 6.95 homicides per 100,000 population | 8 |
| 2000s | 3.27 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.32 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.58 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.05 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.82 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.28 homicides per 100,000 population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 103 Canada 1.98 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 104 Aruba 1.93 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 105 Ghana 1.83 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 107 Reunion 1.79 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 108 Malawi 1.78 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 109 Albania 1.76 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Cambodia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 23 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 11,332 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.195 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.051 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.26 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.06 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.26 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 in Cambodia?
- Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 in Cambodia was 1.82 homicides per 100,000 population in 2011, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.95 homicides per 100,000 population in 1993.
- What is the lowest homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.82 homicides per 100,000 population in 2011.
- How does Cambodia rank for homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020?
- Cambodia ranks 106th out of 178 countries with data for 2011.
- Is homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population.