What is the difference in intentional homicides between Macao and Malta?

0.0026 per 100,000 people, with Malta ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and Malta?

29 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), published as Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Macao vs Malta: Intentional homicides

Macao

0.5603 per 100,000 people

in 2023

Malta

0.5629 per 100,000 people

in 2023

Macao rank

161st

Malta rank

160th

Intentional homicides over time

Macao
Malta

How they compare

Malta currently reports 0.5629 per 100,000 people against 0.5603 per 100,000 people in Macao, a difference of 0.0026 per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Macao ahead.

Macao ranks 161st and Malta ranks 160th of 172 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Macao averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Macao	Malta	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4.15 per 100,000 people	1.47 per 100,000 people	2.67 per 100,000 people	Macao
2000s	1.21 per 100,000 people	1.11 per 100,000 people	0.1053 per 100,000 people	Macao
2010s	0.3291 per 100,000 people	1.4 per 100,000 people	1.08 per 100,000 people	Malta
2020s	0.3923 per 100,000 people	0.9524 per 100,000 people	0.5602 per 100,000 people	Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher intentional homicides, Macao or Malta?: Malta, at 0.5629 per 100,000 people against 0.5603 per 100,000 people in Macao as of 2023.
What is the difference in intentional homicides between Macao and Malta?: 0.0026 per 100,000 people, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and Malta?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Macao and Malta rank globally for intentional homicides?: Macao ranks 161st and Malta ranks 160th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), published as Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)
Unit: per 100,000 people
Source: UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 190 places, 4,286 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

An intentional homicide is defined as an unlawful death inflicted upon a person with the intent to cause death or serious injury.