Hungary vs Sweden: Female homicide rate
Hungary
0.6153 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Sweden
0.63 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Hungary rank
99th
Sweden rank
97th
Female homicide rate over time
- Hungary
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.63 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.6153 homicides per 100,000 population in Hungary, a difference of 0.0147 homicides per 100,000 population.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Hungary ahead.
Hungary ranks 99th and Sweden ranks 97th of 138 countries.
Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.97 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.6412 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.32 homicides per 100,000 population | Hungary |
| 2000s | 1.48 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.734 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.7491 homicides per 100,000 population | Hungary |
| 2010s | 1.16 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5454 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.619 homicides per 100,000 population | Hungary |
| 2020s | 0.6928 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5054 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1874 homicides per 100,000 population | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher female homicide rate, Hungary or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.63 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.6153 homicides per 100,000 population in Hungary as of 2023.
- What is the difference in female homicide rate between Hungary and Sweden?
- 0.0147 homicides per 100,000 population, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Sweden?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Hungary and Sweden rank globally for female homicide rate?
- Hungary ranks 99th and Sweden ranks 97th 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 .