Bhutan vs Latvia: Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita
Bhutan
2.47 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2020
Latvia
2.5 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Bhutan rank
92nd
Latvia rank
91st
Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita over time
- Bhutan
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 2.5 homicides per 100,000 population against 2.47 homicides per 100,000 population in Bhutan, a difference of 0.03 homicides per 100,000 population.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Latvia ahead.
Bhutan ranks 92nd and Latvia ranks 91st of 179 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.78 homicides per 100,000 population | 11.55 homicides per 100,000 population | 8.77 homicides per 100,000 population | Latvia |
| 2000s | 3.06 homicides per 100,000 population | 9.56 homicides per 100,000 population | 6.5 homicides per 100,000 population | Latvia |
| 2010s | 2.1 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.54 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.44 homicides per 100,000 population | Latvia |
| 2020s | 2.47 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.68 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.21 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, Bhutan or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 2.5 homicides per 100,000 population against 2.47 homicides per 100,000 population in Bhutan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate vs. gdp per capita between Bhutan and Latvia?
- 0.03 homicides per 100,000 population, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Latvia?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2020.
- How do Bhutan and Latvia rank globally for homicide rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 92nd 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.