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Femicide Rates by Country

Guyana has the highest Femicide Rate in 2023 (11.559 per 100k females), followed by Saint Lucia (9.924 per 100k females) and Dominica (9.033 per 100k females). Singapore has the lowest (0.072 per 100k females).

Crime & Safety149 countries · 1 metricUpdated Jan 8, 2025Original page
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Femicide Rate, 2023

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Ranking

Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 80 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median
0.898 per 100k females
Middle half 0.561 per 100k females – 2.428 per 100k females
Average
2.205 per 100k females
80 countries
Highest
11.559 per 100k females
Guyana
Lowest
0.072 per 100k females
Singapore

Over time · 1990–2023

The top 5 in 2023, against the median.

  • Median of all countries
  • Guyana
  • Saint Lucia
  • Dominica
  • Haiti
  • Jamaica

Data

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80 countries · # = rank by Femicide Rate
#
1Guyana11.559 per 100k females
2Saint Lucia9.924 per 100k females
3Dominica9.033 per 100k females
4Haiti8.731 per 100k females
5Jamaica8.223 per 100k females
6Saint Kitts and Nevis8.214 per 100k females
7Saint Vincent and the Grenadines8.055 per 100k females
8Honduras7.663 per 100k females
9Guatemala6.765 per 100k females
10Ecuador6.655 per 100k females
11Nigeria6.527 per 100k females
12Mexico5.596 per 100k females
13Brazil3.919 per 100k females
14Colombia3.441 per 100k females
15Uruguay3.209 per 100k females
16Uganda3.004 per 100k females
17Latvia2.87 per 100k females
18Russia2.78 per 100k females
19Costa Rica2.749 per 100k females
20Bolivia2.537 per 100k females
21Puerto Rico2.391 per 100k females
22Fiji2.363 per 100k females
23Dominican Republic2.352 per 100k females
24Suriname2.225 per 100k females
25Paraguay2.081 per 100k females
26Antigua and Barbuda2.045 per 100k females
27Mongolia1.803 per 100k females
28Lithuania1.79 per 100k females
29Grenada1.714 per 100k females
30Panama1.705 per 100k females
31Turkey1.678 per 100k females
32Argentina1.578 per 100k females
33Chile1.396 per 100k females
34Azerbaijan1.387 per 100k females
35Moldova1.269 per 100k females
36Philippines1.171 per 100k females
37Canada1.036 per 100k females
38Austria0.971 per 100k females
39North Macedonia0.957 per 100k females
40Myanmar0.913 per 100k females
41Bulgaria0.884 per 100k females
42Germany0.874 per 100k females
43Albania0.844 per 100k females
44Estonia0.836 per 100k females
45Czechia0.821 per 100k females
46Finland0.812 per 100k females
47Malta0.78 per 100k females
48Bosnia and Herzegovina0.778 per 100k females
49France0.762 per 100k females
50Slovakia0.744 per 100k females
51Jordan0.723 per 100k females
52Armenia0.697 per 100k females
53Barbados0.68 per 100k females
54Norway0.657 per 100k females
55Serbia0.647 per 100k females
56Sweden0.63 per 100k females
57Switzerland0.627 per 100k females
58Hungary0.615 per 100k females
59Poland0.611 per 100k females
60Denmark0.568 per 100k females
61Romania0.538 per 100k females
62Australia0.533 per 100k females
63Iceland0.529 per 100k females
64Macau0.52 per 100k females
65Morocco0.492 per 100k females
66Algeria0.464 per 100k females
67South Korea0.463 per 100k females
68Spain0.455 per 100k females
69Netherlands0.45 per 100k females
70Croatia0.446 per 100k females
71Ireland0.419 per 100k females
72Italy0.388 per 100k females
73Greece0.341 per 100k females
74Hong Kong0.318 per 100k females
75Montenegro0.304 per 100k females
76Slovenia0.284 per 100k females
77Japan0.226 per 100k females
78Cyprus0.15 per 100k females
79Oman0.104 per 100k females
80Singapore0.072 per 100k females

What correlates with Femicide Rate (2023)?

Pearson r against 1,637 other country metrics sharing at least 48 countries, 1 near-identical series hidden. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Femicide Rate tend to score higher on these (or rank better)

  1. Total Murder RateMurder Rate by Country
    r = +0.87 · very strong · n = 78
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  2. Homicide RateCrime Rate by Country
    r = +0.86 · very strong · n = 75
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  3. Murder Rate MalesMurder Rate by Country
    r = +0.84 · very strong · n = 80
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  4. Gun Homicide Rate UNGun Deaths by Country
    r = +0.75 · very strong · n = 51
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  5. Homicides RateGun Violence by Country
    r = +0.71 · very strong · n = 78
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  6. Rate of Violent Gun Death IHMEGun Deaths by Country
    r = +0.71 · very strong · n = 78
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Femicide Rate tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)

  1. Nutrition & Medical CareSocial Progress Index by Country
    r = −0.76 · very strong · n = 71
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  2. Average Age Upon Birth of First Child (CIA)Average Age of Having First Child by Country
    r = −0.71 · very strong · n = 51
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  3. Safety Index Numbeo (100-1)Crime Rate by Country
    r = −0.70 · very strong · n = 71
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  4. Safest Country Rank (US News)Safest Countries in the WorldA rank: rank 1 is the best
    r = −0.64 · strong · n = 53
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  5. YouTube PenetrationYouTube Users by Country
    r = −0.64 · strong · n = 54
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  6. Average IQ (Lynn/Becker)Average IQ by Country
    r = −0.64 · strong · n = 80
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Femicide Rate?
Guyana has the highest Femicide Rate in 2023, at 11.559 per 100k females, followed by Saint Lucia (9.924 per 100k females) and Dominica (9.033 per 100k females).
Which country has the lowest Femicide Rate?
Singapore has the lowest Femicide Rate in 2023, at 0.072 per 100k females.
What is the median Femicide Rate across countries?
The median is 0.898 per 100k females across the 80 countries with data in 2023.
Where does this femicide rates by country data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Intentional homicides, female (per 100,000 female) - World Bank; Intentional homicides, female (per 100,000 female) - IndexMundi.

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