Homicide rate unodc in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Homicide rate unodc was 9.34 in 2010. ▬ Flat
Latest (2010)
9.34
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
38th
of 179 countries
All-time high
9.94
in 2003
All-time low
7.47
in 2007
Years of data
12
1998–2010
Homicide rate unodc in Papua New Guinea, 1998–2010
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 9.34 for homicide rate unodc in 2010.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate unodc in Papua New Guinea peaked at 9.94 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 7.47, in 2007.
Papua New Guinea ranks 38th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.06 | 8.41 | 9.72 | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.6 | 7.47 | 9.94 | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.34 | 9.34 | 9.34 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 35 Dominican Republic 10.92 compare
- 36 Antigua and Barbuda 10.72 compare
- 37 Iraq 9.46 compare
- 39 Uganda 8.97 compare
- 40 Peru 8.6
- 41 British Virgin Islands 8.17 compare
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 unodc in Papua New Guinea?
- Homicide rate unodc in Papua New Guinea was 9.34 in 2010, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate unodc recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 9.94 in 2003.
- What is the lowest homicide rate unodc recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.47 in 2007.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for homicide rate unodc?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 38th out of 179 countries with data for 2010.
- Is homicide rate unodc rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate unodc. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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