China vs Malta: Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita
China
0.5019 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2020
Malta
0.5629 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
China rank
162nd
Malta rank
160th
Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita over time
- China
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.5629 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.5019 homicides per 100,000 population in China, a difference of 0.061 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2002 it was China ahead.
China ranks 162nd and Malta ranks 160th of 179 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Malta in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.47 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.07 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4021 homicides per 100,000 population | China |
| 2010s | 0.7086 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.4 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.6958 homicides per 100,000 population | Malta |
| 2020s | 0.5019 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.35 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.849 homicides per 100,000 population | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate vs. gdp per capita, China or Malta?
- Malta, at 0.5629 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.5019 homicides per 100,000 population in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate vs. gdp per capita between China and Malta?
- 0.061 homicides per 100,000 population, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Malta?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2020.
- How do China and Malta rank globally for homicide rate vs. gdp per capita?
- China ranks 162nd and Malta ranks 160th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – 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.