Bahrain vs Kuwait: Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita
Bahrain
0.1956 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Kuwait
0.25 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2020
Bahrain rank
169th
Kuwait rank
167th
Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita over time
- Bahrain
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.25 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.1956 homicides per 100,000 population in Bahrain, a difference of 0.0544 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.3 times Bahrain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 169th and Kuwait ranks 167th of 179 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 1 and Kuwait in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.31 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.9247 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.3898 homicides per 100,000 population | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 0.8723 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.72 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.8472 homicides per 100,000 population | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.4845 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.35 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.861 homicides per 100,000 population | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.25 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.25 homicides per 100,000 population | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate vs. gdp per capita, Bahrain or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 0.25 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.1956 homicides per 100,000 population in Bahrain as of 2020.
- What is the difference in homicide rate vs. gdp per capita between Bahrain and Kuwait?
- 0.0544 homicides per 100,000 population, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Kuwait?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2020.
- How do Bahrain and Kuwait rank globally for homicide rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Bahrain ranks 169th and Kuwait ranks 167th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population.