In the absence of countries, do you think less people get murdered, or more? Yes, countries murder people. They also try to see to it that other people don't

In the absence of countries, do you think less people get murdered, or more? Yes, countries murder people. They also try to see to it that other people don't murder people. (The "monopoly on violence", and all that.) You seem to be assuming that it's worse with the existence of countries. I regard that as not proven, and even as unlikely.