Netherlands vs Portugal: Female homicide rate
Netherlands
0.4502 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Portugal
0.44 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Netherlands rank
111th
Portugal rank
113th
Female homicide rate over time
- Netherlands
- Portugal
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.4502 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.44 homicides per 100,000 population in Portugal, a difference of 0.0102 homicides per 100,000 population.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Portugal ahead.
Netherlands ranks 111th and Portugal ranks 113th of 138 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7571 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.6208 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1363 homicides per 100,000 population | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.6811 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.6835 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0025 homicides per 100,000 population | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.5063 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.6513 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.145 homicides per 100,000 population | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.4844 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5059 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0215 homicides per 100,000 population | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher female homicide rate, Netherlands or Portugal?
- Netherlands, at 0.4502 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.44 homicides per 100,000 population in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in female homicide rate between Netherlands and Portugal?
- 0.0102 homicides per 100,000 population, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Portugal?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2022.
- How do Netherlands and Portugal rank globally for female homicide rate?
- Netherlands ranks 111th 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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About this data
Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 populationof female victims .