Canada vs New Zealand: Female homicide rate

Canada
1.04
in 2023
New Zealand
1.12
in 2022
Canada rank
74th
New Zealand rank
71st

Female homicide rate over time

  • Canada
  • New Zealand
0.511.52199020062023

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 1.12 against 1.04 in Canada, a difference of 0.08.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 74th and New Zealand ranks 71st of 138 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada New Zealand Difference Ahead
1990s 1.25 0.872 0.3794 Canada
2000s 1.04 0.9863 0.0524 Canada
2010s 0.9005 0.7958 0.1047 Canada
2020s 1.01 0.7643 0.2492 Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher female homicide rate, Canada or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 1.12 against 1.04 in Canada as of 2022.
What is the difference in female homicide rate between Canada and New Zealand?
0.08, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and New Zealand?
28 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
How do Canada and New Zealand rank globally for female homicide rate?
Canada ranks 74th and New Zealand ranks 71st of 138 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Female homicide rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Female homicide rate
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
138 places, 2,732 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed