Canada vs New Zealand: Female homicide rate
Canada
1.04 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
New Zealand
1.12 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Canada rank
74th
New Zealand rank
71st
Female homicide rate over time
- Canada
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population against 1.04 homicides per 100,000 population in Canada, a difference of 0.08 homicides per 100,000 population.
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 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.872 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.3794 homicides per 100,000 population | Canada |
| 2000s | 1.04 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.9863 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0524 homicides per 100,000 population | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.9005 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.7958 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1047 homicides per 100,000 population | Canada |
| 2020s | 1.01 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.7643 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2492 homicides per 100,000 population | 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 homicides per 100,000 population against 1.04 homicides per 100,000 population in Canada as of 2022.
- What is the difference in female homicide rate between Canada and New Zealand?
- 0.08 homicides per 100,000 population, 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?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by 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
Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 populationof female victims .