Hong Kong vs Macao: Male homicide rate
Hong Kong
0.4471 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Macao
0.6073 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
128th
Macao rank
125th
Male homicide rate over time
- Hong Kong
- Macao
How they compare
Macao currently reports 0.6073 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.4471 homicides per 100,000 population in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.1602 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Macao's figure about 1.4 times Hong Kong's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Macao ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 128th and Macao ranks 125th of 138 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 2 and Macao in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Macao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5004 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5781 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0778 homicides per 100,000 population | Macao |
| 2010s | 0.4769 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.3489 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.128 homicides per 100,000 population | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 0.4155 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1518 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2636 homicides per 100,000 population | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher male homicide rate, Hong Kong or Macao?
- Macao, at 0.6073 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.4471 homicides per 100,000 population in Hong Kong as of 2023.
- What is the difference in male homicide rate between Hong Kong and Macao?
- 0.1602 homicides per 100,000 population, with Macao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Macao?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong and Macao rank globally for male homicide rate?
- Hong Kong ranks 128th and Macao ranks 125th 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 Male 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 male victims.