What is the difference in intentional homicides between Nepal and Sierra Leone?

0.09 per 100,000 people, with Sierra Leone ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Sierra Leone?

11 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2020.

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.

Nepal vs Sierra Leone: Intentional homicides

Nepal

2.13 per 100,000 people

in 2020

Sierra Leone

2.22 per 100,000 people

in 2020

Nepal rank

96th

Sierra Leone rank

93rd

Intentional homicides over time

Nepal
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 2.22 per 100,000 people against 2.13 per 100,000 people in Nepal, a difference of 0.09 per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Nepal ahead.

Nepal ranks 96th and Sierra Leone ranks 93rd of 172 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nepal	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
2000s	3.11 per 100,000 people	2.29 per 100,000 people	0.8157 per 100,000 people	Nepal
2010s	2.48 per 100,000 people	2.26 per 100,000 people	0.2231 per 100,000 people	Nepal
2020s	2.13 per 100,000 people	2.22 per 100,000 people	0.0943 per 100,000 people	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher intentional homicides, Nepal or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 2.22 per 100,000 people against 2.13 per 100,000 people in Nepal as of 2020.
What is the difference in intentional homicides between Nepal and Sierra Leone?: 0.09 per 100,000 people, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Sierra Leone?: 11 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2020.
How do Nepal and Sierra Leone rank globally for intentional homicides?: Nepal ranks 96th and Sierra Leone ranks 93rd 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.