Homicides in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Homicides was 43.14 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
43.14 deaths
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
148th
of 194 countries
All-time high
44.14 deaths
in 2019
All-time low
24.46 deaths
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Homicides in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 43.14 deaths for homicides in 2021.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 44.14 deaths in 2019 and was at its lowest, 24.46 deaths, in 2000.
That places Equatorial Guinea 148th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Homicides in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.46 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 25.02 deaths | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 25.68 deaths | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 26.45 deaths | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 27.41 deaths | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 28.42 deaths | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 29.34 deaths | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 30.42 deaths | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 31.63 deaths | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 29.56 deaths | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 30.16 deaths | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 31.81 deaths | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 33.65 deaths | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 34.69 deaths | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 35.98 deaths | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 36.71 deaths | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 38.8 deaths | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 40.7 deaths | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 42.95 deaths | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 44.14 deaths | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 42.53 deaths | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 43.14 deaths | +1.4% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 43.14 deaths is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 237.51 deaths, 18% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 43.14 deaths is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 971.62 deaths, 4% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.84 deaths | 24.46 deaths | 31.63 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.96 deaths | 30.16 deaths | 44.14 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.84 deaths | 42.53 deaths | 43.14 deaths | 2 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 145 Slovakia 54.41 deaths compare
- 146 Bosnia and Herzegovina 44.83 deaths compare
- 147 Austria 44.08 deaths compare
- 149 Switzerland 38.54 deaths compare
- 150 Ireland 37.44 deaths compare
- 151 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 36.12 deaths compare
More social development data for Equatorial Guinea
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 424 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 424 (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -0.4695 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in Equatorial Guinea?
- Homicides in Equatorial Guinea was 43.14 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicides recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 44.14 deaths in 2019.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.46 deaths in 2000.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for homicides?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 148th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Homicides. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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