India vs South Africa: Female homicide victims
India
16,379 homicides
in 2022
South Africa
3,914 homicides
in 2022
India rank
1st
South Africa rank
4th
Female homicide victims over time
- India
- South Africa
How they compare
India currently reports 16,379 homicides against 3,914 homicides in South Africa, a difference of 12,465 homicides.
That makes India's figure about 4.2 times South Africa's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 4th of 138 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16,803 homicides | 2,637 homicides | 14,166 homicides | India |
| 2010s | 17,896 homicides | 2,696 homicides | 15,200 homicides | India |
| 2020s | 16,696 homicides | 3,584 homicides | 13,111 homicides | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher female homicide victims, India or South Africa?
- India, at 16,379 homicides against 3,914 homicides in South Africa as of 2022.
- What is the difference in female homicide victims between India and South Africa?
- 12,465 homicides, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and South Africa?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2022.
- How do India and South Africa rank globally for female homicide victims?
- India ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 4th 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 victims. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of intentional homicidesof female victims .