Belarus vs Latvia: Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita
Belarus
2.38 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2019
Latvia
2.5 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Belarus rank
93rd
Latvia rank
91st
Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita over time
- Belarus
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 2.5 homicides per 100,000 population against 2.38 homicides per 100,000 population in Belarus, a difference of 0.12 homicides per 100,000 population.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Latvia ahead.
Belarus ranks 93rd and Latvia ranks 91st of 179 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.79 homicides per 100,000 population | 11.55 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.76 homicides per 100,000 population | Latvia |
| 2000s | 9.97 homicides per 100,000 population | 9.56 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4108 homicides per 100,000 population | Belarus |
| 2010s | 3.08 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.5 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4125 homicides per 100,000 population | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate vs. gdp per capita, Belarus or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 2.5 homicides per 100,000 population against 2.38 homicides per 100,000 population in Belarus as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate vs. gdp per capita between Belarus and Latvia?
- 0.12 homicides per 100,000 population, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Latvia?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2019.
- How do Belarus and Latvia rank globally for homicide rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Belarus ranks 93rd and Latvia ranks 91st 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.