Homicide rate in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Homicide rate was 2.64 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 2.64 deaths per 100,000 people for homicide rate in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 3.57 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.64 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
That places Equatorial Guinea 121st out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 118 Bhutan 3.01 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 119 Bangladesh 2.92 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 120 Iran 2.86 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 122 Montenegro 2.61 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 123 Malaysia 2.56 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 124 Azerbaijan 2.44 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Equatorial Guinea
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 424 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.172 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.112 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.167 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.172 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.041 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.047 (2025)
- Varieties of democracy 0.172 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Equatorial Guinea?
- Homicide rate in Equatorial Guinea was 2.64 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 3.57 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.64 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for homicide rate?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 121st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes, per 100,000 people.