Kuwait vs New Zealand: Share of deaths from homicide
Kuwait
0.2%
in 2023
New Zealand
0.2%
in 2018
Kuwait rank
49th
New Zealand rank
52nd
Share of deaths from homicide over time
- Kuwait
- New Zealand
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 49th and New Zealand ranks 52nd of 113 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.5% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.2% | 0.9% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of deaths from homicide, Kuwait or New Zealand?
- Kuwait, at 0.2% against 0.2% in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of deaths from homicide between Kuwait and New Zealand?
- 0.0%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and New Zealand?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
- How do Kuwait and New Zealand rank globally for share of deaths from homicide?
- Kuwait ranks 49th and New Zealand ranks 52nd of 113 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of deaths from homicide. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The percentage of annual deaths which are homicides.