Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — Maldives

Number of intentional homicides in the Maldives in 2019 — 3 people. Ranked 11 in the world out of 134. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 200%.

2019 3 people −25% vs 2015
World rank 11of 134
Period maximum 10 people2012
Period minimum 1 people1990

Trend over time

1990–2019 · people

Number of intentional homicides — Maldives, 1990–2019035810199019931996199920022005200820112014201720191990: 1 people1995: 2 people1997: 6 people2001: 7 people2002: 8 people2007: 3 people2008: 5 people2009: 6 people2010: 6 people2011: 3 people2012: 10 people2013: 3 people2015: 4 people2019: 3 people
Change over the period: +2 (+200%) Average annual rate: 3.86 %

Comparison, 2019

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Maldives

Maldives 3 people
World 421,390 people
South Asia computed 53,010 people
Southern Asia computed 53,010 people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 139,886 people
Number of intentional homicides — Maldives, by year Maldives All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2019 3
2015 4
2013 3 −7 −70%
2012 10 +7 +233.33%
2011 3 −3 −50%
2010 6 +0 +0%
2009 6 +1 +20%
2008 5 +2 +66.67%
2007 3
2002 8 +1 +14.29%
2001 7
1997 6
1995 2
1990 1

Southern Asia, 2019

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The number of victims of intentional homicide during a calendar year. UNODC treats intentional homicide as unlawful death inflicted with the intent to cause it — the definition is standardized across all countries, so the figures are comparable regardless of how the act is classified in national law. The data are collected through the annual survey of countries on crime trends and supplemented with estimates from death registration systems and medical statistics.

Important: The absolute count and the rate per 100,000 answer different questions: large countries stand in the top rows by the number of homicides, and entirely different ones by the rate. Both are worth looking at.

Source: UNODC Crime Statistics, license UN data: free to use with attribution.