Kuwait vs New Zealand: Female homicide rate
Kuwait
1.05 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2020
New Zealand
1.12 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Kuwait rank
73rd
New Zealand rank
71st
Female homicide rate over time
- Kuwait
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population against 1.05 homicides per 100,000 population in Kuwait, a difference of 0.07 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2003 it was New Zealand ahead.
Kuwait ranks 73rd and New Zealand ranks 71st of 138 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.04 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.9167 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1278 homicides per 100,000 population | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.8383 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.8719 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0336 homicides per 100,000 population | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 1.05 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5483 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.499 homicides per 100,000 population | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher female homicide rate, Kuwait or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population against 1.05 homicides per 100,000 population in Kuwait as of 2022.
- What is the difference in female homicide rate between Kuwait and New Zealand?
- 0.07 homicides per 100,000 population, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and New Zealand?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2020.
- How do Kuwait and New Zealand rank globally for female homicide rate?
- Kuwait ranks 73rd and New Zealand ranks 71st of 138 countries.
- Where does this data 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 Female homicide rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 populationof female victims .