Egypt vs Iceland: Female homicide rate
Egypt
0.5389 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2021
Iceland
0.5287 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Egypt rank
102nd
Iceland rank
104th
Female homicide rate over time
- Egypt
- Iceland
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0.5389 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.5287 homicides per 100,000 population in Iceland, a difference of 0.0102 homicides per 100,000 population.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 102nd and Iceland ranks 104th of 138 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Iceland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.332 homicides per 100,000 population | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.332 homicides per 100,000 population | Egypt |
| 2010s | 0.5834 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4182 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1651 homicides per 100,000 population | Egypt |
| 2020s | 0.4219 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.4 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.9733 homicides per 100,000 population | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher female homicide rate, Egypt or Iceland?
- Egypt, at 0.5389 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.5287 homicides per 100,000 population in Iceland as of 2021.
- What is the difference in female homicide rate between Egypt and Iceland?
- 0.0102 homicides per 100,000 population, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iceland?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2021.
- How do Egypt and Iceland rank globally for female homicide rate?
- Egypt ranks 102nd and Iceland ranks 104th 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 .