Homicide rate in Maldives
Maldives: Homicide rate was 1.95 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate in Maldives, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 1.95 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 1.0% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Maldives peaked at 2.59 deaths per 100,000 people in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.95 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
That places Maldives 135th 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 | 2.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 132 Mauritius 2.17 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 133 Libya 2.08 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 134 Fiji 2.06 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 136 Vietnam 1.94 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 137 Georgia 1.89 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 138 Malawi 1.87 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Maldives
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 62 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.556 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.695 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.777 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.556 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.316 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.416 (2025)
- Varieties of democracy 0.556 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Maldives?
- Homicide rate in Maldives was 1.95 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 2.59 deaths per 100,000 people in 2005.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.95 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Maldives rank for homicide rate?
- Maldives ranks 135th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives 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.