Ireland vs Singapore: Homicide rate
Ireland
0.135 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Singapore
0.0982 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Ireland rank
108th
Singapore rank
109th
Homicide rate over time
- Ireland
- Singapore
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.135 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.0982 deaths per 100,000 people in Singapore, a difference of 0.0368 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.4 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Singapore ahead.
Ireland ranks 108th and Singapore ranks 109th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 3 and Singapore in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3614 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.14 deaths per 100,000 people | Singapore |
| 1970s | 0.6388 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.21 deaths per 100,000 people | Singapore |
| 1980s | 0.8691 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people | Singapore |
| 1990s | 0.7927 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9918 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1991 deaths per 100,000 people | Singapore |
| 2000s | 0.9704 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6176 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3528 deaths per 100,000 people | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.5662 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2966 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2697 deaths per 100,000 people | Ireland |
| 2020s | 0.1374 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1074 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0301 deaths per 100,000 people | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Ireland or Singapore?
- Ireland, at 0.135 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.0982 deaths per 100,000 people in Singapore as of 2022.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Ireland and Singapore?
- 0.0368 deaths per 100,000 people, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Singapore?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2022.
- How do Ireland and Singapore rank globally for homicide rate?
- Ireland ranks 108th and Singapore ranks 109th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual number of deaths from homicide per 100,000 people.