Homicide rate ghe in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Homicide rate ghe was 10.4 in 2021. β² Rising
Homicide rate ghe in Papua New Guinea, 2000β2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, homicide rate ghe in Papua New Guinea stood at 10.4. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate ghe in Papua New Guinea peaked at 10.4 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.44, in 2000.
That places Papua New Guinea 39th out of 192 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.08 | 8.44 | 9.45 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.97 | 9.17 | 10.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.34 | 10.27 | 10.4 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More social development data for Papua New Guinea
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 7,727 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 644 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 4 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.805 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.384 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.467 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.879 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.839 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.28 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate ghe in Papua New Guinea?
- Homicide rate ghe in Papua New Guinea was 10.4 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate ghe recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 10.4 in 2021.
- What is the lowest homicide rate ghe recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.44 in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for homicide rate ghe?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 39th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicide rate ghe rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate ghe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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