Italy vs Portugal: Female homicide rate

Italy
0.3877 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Portugal
0.44 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Italy rank
116th
Portugal rank
113th

Female homicide rate over time

  • Italy
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.44 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.3877 homicides per 100,000 population in Italy, a difference of 0.0523 homicides per 100,000 population.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Portugal ahead.

Italy ranks 116th and Portugal ranks 113th of 138 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Portugal Difference Ahead
1990s 0.6436 homicides per 100,000 population 0.6208 homicides per 100,000 population 0.0228 homicides per 100,000 population Italy
2000s 0.5644 homicides per 100,000 population 0.6792 homicides per 100,000 population 0.1148 homicides per 100,000 population Portugal
2010s 0.4761 homicides per 100,000 population 0.6513 homicides per 100,000 population 0.1752 homicides per 100,000 population Portugal
2020s 0.3934 homicides per 100,000 population 0.5059 homicides per 100,000 population 0.1125 homicides per 100,000 population Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher female homicide rate, Italy or Portugal?
Portugal, at 0.44 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.3877 homicides per 100,000 population in Italy as of 2022.
What is the difference in female homicide rate between Italy and Portugal?
0.0523 homicides per 100,000 population, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Portugal?
28 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2022.
How do Italy and Portugal rank globally for female homicide rate?
Italy ranks 116th and Portugal ranks 113th 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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Indicator
Female homicide rate
Unit
homicides per 100,000 population
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
138 places, 2,732 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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