Homicide rate ghe in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Homicide rate ghe was 2.35 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
2.35
Change on year
up 5.9%
World rank
127th
of 194 countries
All-time high
2.63
in 2016
All-time low
1.84
in 2009
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Homicide rate ghe in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 2.35 for homicide rate ghe in 2021.
That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate ghe in Saudi Arabia peaked at 2.63 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.84, in 2009.
That places Saudi Arabia 127th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 | 1.84 | 2.13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.12 | 1.84 | 2.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.29 | 2.22 | 2.35 | 2 |
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More social development data for Saudi Arabia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 448 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 2,368 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.178 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.047 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.016 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.026 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.092 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.026 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate ghe in Saudi Arabia?
- Homicide rate ghe in Saudi Arabia was 2.35 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate ghe recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.63 in 2016.
- What is the lowest homicide rate ghe recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.84 in 2009.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for homicide rate ghe?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 127th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicide rate ghe rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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