What is homicide rate vs. gdp per capita in Namibia?

Homicide rate vs. gdp per capita in Namibia was 11.21 homicides per 100,000 population in 2021, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest homicide rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Namibia?

The highest recorded value was 23.49 homicides per 100,000 population in 1998.

What is the lowest homicide rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Namibia?

The lowest recorded value was 11.1 homicides per 100,000 population in 2020.

How does Namibia rank for homicide rate vs. gdp per capita?

Namibia ranks 34th out of 179 countries with data for 2021.

Is homicide rate vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Namibia?

Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Namibia data come from?

The figures 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 part of Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita in Namibia

Name: Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita in Namibia
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Namibia: Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita was 11.21 homicides per 100,000 population in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)

11.21 homicides per 100,000 population

Change on year

up 0.9%

World rank

34th

of 179 countries

All-time high

23.49 homicides per 100,000 population

in 1998

All-time low

11.1 homicides per 100,000 population

in 2020

Years of data

1995–2021

Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita in Namibia, 1995–2021

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in homicides per 100,000 population.

Analysis

In 2021, homicide rate vs. gdp per capita in Namibia stood at 11.21 homicides per 100,000 population.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, homicide rate vs. gdp per capita in Namibia peaked at 23.49 homicides per 100,000 population in 1998 and was at its lowest, 11.1 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2020.

Namibia ranks 34th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	21.78 homicides per 100,000 population	19.36 homicides per 100,000 population	23.49 homicides per 100,000 population	5
2000s	18.72 homicides per 100,000 population	17.29 homicides per 100,000 population	20.89 homicides per 100,000 population	6
2010s	15.48 homicides per 100,000 population	12.04 homicides per 100,000 population	18.47 homicides per 100,000 population	5
2020s	11.16 homicides per 100,000 population	11.1 homicides per 100,000 population	11.21 homicides per 100,000 population	2

Countries ranked near Namibia

31 Botswana 11.37 homicides per 100,000 population compare
32 Nicaragua 11.35 homicides per 100,000 population compare
33 Uruguay 11.25 homicides per 100,000 population compare
35 Dominican Republic 10.92 homicides per 100,000 population compare
36 Antigua and Barbuda 10.72 homicides per 100,000 population compare
37 Iraq 9.46 homicides per 100,000 population compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

More economy & growth data for Namibia

External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -19.2% (2025)
Inflation of consumer prices 3.5% (2025)
GDP per capita 4,019 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 10.0% (2025)
Gross domestic product (GDP) 12.43 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
GDP per capita in international and market dollars 4,019 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
DEC alternative conversion factor 17.89 LCU per US$ (2025)
Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 26.13 billion current LCU (2025)
Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 1.46 billion current US$ (2025)
Taxes less subsidies on products 24.49 billion current LCU (2025)

All data for Namibia →

Frequently asked questions

What is homicide rate vs. gdp per capita in Namibia?: Homicide rate vs. gdp per capita in Namibia was 11.21 homicides per 100,000 population in 2021, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest homicide rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Namibia?: The highest recorded value was 23.49 homicides per 100,000 population in 1998.
What is the lowest homicide rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Namibia?: The lowest recorded value was 11.1 homicides per 100,000 population in 2020.
How does Namibia rank for homicide rate vs. gdp per capita?: Namibia ranks 34th out of 179 countries with data for 2021.
Is homicide rate vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Namibia?: Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Namibia data come from?: The figures 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 part of Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita
Unit: homicides per 100,000 population
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 179 places, 4,154 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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