Ireland vs Italy: Female homicide rate
Ireland
0.4192 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Italy
0.3877 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Ireland rank
114th
Italy rank
116th
Female homicide rate over time
- Ireland
- Italy
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.4192 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.3877 homicides per 100,000 population in Italy, a difference of 0.0315 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Italy ahead.
Ireland ranks 114th and Italy ranks 116th of 138 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4087 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.675 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2663 homicides per 100,000 population | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.478 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5644 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0864 homicides per 100,000 population | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.3879 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4761 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0881 homicides per 100,000 population | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.34 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.392 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.052 homicides per 100,000 population | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher female homicide rate, Ireland or Italy?
- Ireland, at 0.4192 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.3877 homicides per 100,000 population in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in female homicide rate between Ireland and Italy?
- 0.0315 homicides per 100,000 population, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Italy?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and Italy rank globally for female homicide rate?
- Ireland ranks 114th and Italy ranks 116th 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 .