Kenya vs Tanzania: Male homicide victims
Kenya
1,918 homicides
in 2022
Tanzania
1,755 homicides
in 2020
Kenya rank
21st
Tanzania rank
22nd
Male homicide victims over time
- Kenya
- Tanzania
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 1,918 homicides against 1,755 homicides in Tanzania, a difference of 163 homicides.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 21st and Tanzania ranks 22nd of 138 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,544 homicides | 2,582 homicides | 1,038 homicides | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 1,410 homicides | 1,755 homicides | 345 homicides | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher male homicide victims, Kenya or Tanzania?
- Kenya, at 1,918 homicides against 1,755 homicides in Tanzania as of 2022.
- What is the difference in male homicide victims between Kenya and Tanzania?
- 163 homicides, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tanzania?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2020.
- How do Kenya and Tanzania rank globally for male homicide victims?
- Kenya ranks 21st and Tanzania ranks 22nd 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 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 male victims.