What is the difference in intentional homicides between United States of America and Yemen?

0.05 per 100,000 people, with Yemen ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for United States of America and Yemen?

8 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2013.

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.

United States of America vs Yemen: Intentional homicides

United States of America

5.76 per 100,000 people

in 2023

Yemen

5.81 per 100,000 people

in 2013

United States of America rank

56th

Yemen rank

55th

Intentional homicides over time

United States of America
Yemen

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 5.81 per 100,000 people against 5.76 per 100,000 people in United States of America, a difference of 0.05 per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1998 it was United States of America ahead.

United States of America ranks 56th and Yemen ranks 55th of 172 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, United States of America averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	United States of America	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1990s	5.86 per 100,000 people	4.36 per 100,000 people	1.5 per 100,000 people	United States of America
2000s	5.27 per 100,000 people	3.69 per 100,000 people	1.58 per 100,000 people	United States of America
2010s	4.64 per 100,000 people	5.15 per 100,000 people	0.5069 per 100,000 people	Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher intentional homicides, United States of America or Yemen?: Yemen, at 5.81 per 100,000 people against 5.76 per 100,000 people in United States of America as of 2013.
What is the difference in intentional homicides between United States of America and Yemen?: 0.05 per 100,000 people, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States of America and Yemen?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2013.
How do United States of America and Yemen rank globally for intentional homicides?: United States of America ranks 56th and Yemen ranks 55th 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: 03 September 2026

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