Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Maldives
Maldives: Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by was 0.62 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.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 0.62 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 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.62, 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, by in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2.44 | — |
| 2002 | 2.74 | +12.3% |
| 2007 | 0.92 | -66.4% |
| 2008 | 1.49 | +62.0% |
| 2009 | 1.72 | +15.4% |
| 2010 | 1.66 | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8 | -51.8% |
| 2012 | 2.59 | +223.7% |
| 2013 | 0.75 | -71.0% |
| 2015 | 0.93 | +24.0% |
| 2019 | 0.62 | -33.3% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.62 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.98, 21% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.62 is below the median for South Asia, which is 2.3, 27% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.86 | 0.92 | 2.74 | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.22 | 0.62 | 2.59 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 165 Malaysia 0.69 compare
- 166 Poland 0.68 compare
- 167 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0.66 compare
- 169 Czechia 0.61 compare
- 170 Italy 0.55 compare
- 171 United Arab Emirates 0.52 compare
- 171 United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) 0.52 compare
More development goals data for Maldives
- Red List Index 0.8608 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 12.65 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 200.77 (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 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 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 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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