Kazakhstan vs Latvia: Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita
Kazakhstan
2.55 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Latvia
2.5 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Kazakhstan rank
89th
Latvia rank
91st
Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita over time
- Kazakhstan
- Latvia
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 2.55 homicides per 100,000 population against 2.5 homicides per 100,000 population in Latvia, a difference of 0.05 homicides per 100,000 population.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 89th and Latvia ranks 91st of 179 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 3 and Latvia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.88 homicides per 100,000 population | 11.55 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.32 homicides per 100,000 population | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 13.81 homicides per 100,000 population | 9.56 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.25 homicides per 100,000 population | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 5.68 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.34 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.34 homicides per 100,000 population | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 2.84 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.42 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5864 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, Kazakhstan or Latvia?
- Kazakhstan, at 2.55 homicides per 100,000 population against 2.5 homicides per 100,000 population in Latvia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in homicide rate vs. gdp per capita between Kazakhstan and Latvia?
- 0.05 homicides per 100,000 population, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Latvia?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.
- How do Kazakhstan and Latvia rank globally for homicide rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Kazakhstan ranks 89th 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.