Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population in Maldives
Maldives: Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population was 0.62 per 100,000 people in 2019. ▼ Falling
Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Maldives, 2001–2019
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 0.62 per 100,000 people for number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 64.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Maldives peaked at 2.74 per 100,000 people in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.62 per 100,000 people, in 2019.
Maldives ranks 168th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population in Maldives, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2.44 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2002 | 2.74 per 100,000 people | +12.3% |
| 2007 | 0.92 per 100,000 people | -66.4% |
| 2008 | 1.49 per 100,000 people | +62.0% |
| 2009 | 1.72 per 100,000 people | +15.4% |
| 2010 | 1.66 per 100,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8 per 100,000 people | -51.8% |
| 2012 | 2.59 per 100,000 people | +223.7% |
| 2013 | 0.75 per 100,000 people | -71.0% |
| 2015 | 0.93 per 100,000 people | +24.0% |
| 2019 | 0.62 per 100,000 people | -33.3% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.62 per 100,000 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.98 per 100,000 people, 21% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.62 per 100,000 people is below the median for South Asia, which is 2.3 per 100,000 people, 27% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.86 per 100,000 people | 0.92 per 100,000 people | 2.74 per 100,000 people | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.22 per 100,000 people | 0.62 per 100,000 people | 2.59 per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 165 Malaysia 0.69 per 100,000 people compare
- 166 Poland 0.68 per 100,000 people compare
- 167 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0.66 per 100,000 people compare
- 169 Czechia 0.61 per 100,000 people compare
- 170 Italy 0.55 per 100,000 people compare
- 171 United Arab Emirates 0.52 per 100,000 people compare
- 171 United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) 0.52 per 100,000 people compare
More development goals data for Maldives
- Red List Index 0.8608 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 12.65 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 200.77 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 4 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 4 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 4 (2025)
- Infant deaths 27 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Maldives?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Maldives was 0.62 per 100,000 people in 2019, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 2.74 per 100,000 people in 2002.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.62 per 100,000 people in 2019.
- How does Maldives rank for number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by?
- Maldives ranks 168th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by sex (victims per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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