Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita, 2023

Homicide rate is measured as the number of intentional homicide deaths per 100,000 people. GDP per capita isadjusted for inflation and for differences in living costs between countries.

GDP per capita (international-$ in 2021 prices)$10,000$100,000$5,000$20,000$50,000Homicide rate per 100,000 people50AfghanistanAfghanistanArgentinaArgentinaChinaChinaFijiFijiFranceFranceIndiaIndiaIndonesiaIndonesiaPakistanPakistanRussiaRussiaTanzaniaTanzaniaUnited StatesUnited StatesAfricaAsiaEuropeNorth AmericaOceaniaSouth America1.4B1.4BCircles sized byPopulation(historical)

Data source: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2024); Population based on various sources (2023); Data compiled from multiple sourcesby World Bank (2025) – Learn more about this data

Note: To allow for comparisons between countries and over time, this metric is age-standardized. GDP per capita is expressed ininternational-$ at 2021 prices.

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