Botswana vs Eswatini: Intentional homicides

Botswana

11.37 per 100,000 people

in 2021

Eswatini

12.51 per 100,000 people

in 2021

Botswana rank

30th

Eswatini rank

28th

Intentional homicides over time

Eswatini currently reports 12.51 per 100,000 people against 11.37 per 100,000 people in Botswana, a difference of 1.15 per 100,000 people.

That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Eswatini ahead.

Globally, Botswana ranks 30th and Eswatini ranks 28th of 170 countries.

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: 189 places, 4,272 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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