Intentional homicides - Nigeria
Value & RankThe Intentional homicides of Nigeria is 20.0 (per 100,000 people) with a global rank of 23.
Nigeria compared to other CountriesThe Intentional homicides of Nigeria is similar to that of Rwanda, Dominican Republic, St. Lucia, Mexico, Dominica, Greenland, Equatorial Guinea, Botswana, Panama, Namibia with a respective Intentional homicides of 23.1, 22.1, 21.6, 21.5, 21.1, 19.4, 19.3, 18.4, 17.2, 17.2 (per 100,000 people) and a global rank of 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28.
Nigeria compared to other CountriesThe Intentional homicides of Nigeria is similar to that of Rwanda, Dominican Republic, St. Lucia, Mexico, Dominica, Greenland, Equatorial Guinea, Botswana, Panama, Namibia with a respective Intentional homicides of 23.1, 22.1, 21.6, 21.5, 21.1, 19.4, 19.3, 18.4, 17.2, 17.2 (per 100,000 people) and a global rank of 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28.
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Rwanda | 18 | 23.1 |
Dominican Republic | 19 | 22.1 |
St. Lucia | 20 | 21.6 |
Mexico | 21 | 21.5 |
Dominica | 22 | 21.1 |
Nigeria | 23 | 20.0 |
Greenland | 24 | 19.4 |
Equatorial Guinea | 25 | 19.3 |
Botswana | 26 | 18.4 |
Panama | 27 | 17.2 |
Namibia | 28 | 17.2 |
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Datasource: Workbank - World Development Indicators