Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita in Thailand
Thailand: Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita was 4.79 homicides per 100,000 population in 2011. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita in Thailand, 1990–2011
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 2011, homicide rate vs. gdp per capita in Thailand stood at 4.79 homicides per 100,000 population. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 10.1% on the previous year and down 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate vs. gdp per capita in Thailand peaked at 10.54 homicides per 100,000 population in 1992 and was at its lowest, 4.79 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2011.
Thailand ranks 64th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.83 homicides per 100,000 population | 7.47 homicides per 100,000 population | 10.54 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.18 homicides per 100,000 population | 5.44 homicides per 100,000 population | 9.92 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.06 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.79 homicides per 100,000 population | 5.33 homicides per 100,000 population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More economy & growth data for Thailand
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP 3.9% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices -0.1% (2025)
- GDP per capita 6,783 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 23.7% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 485.78 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 6,783 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 32.88 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 310.09 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 9.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -490.45 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate vs. gdp per capita in Thailand?
- Homicide rate vs. gdp per capita in Thailand was 4.79 homicides per 100,000 population in 2011, 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 10.54 homicides per 100,000 population in 1992.
- What is the lowest homicide rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.79 homicides per 100,000 population in 2011.
- How does Thailand rank for homicide rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Thailand ranks 64th out of 179 countries with data for 2011.
- Is homicide rate vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand 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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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population.