Norway vs Sweden: Female homicide rate
Norway
0.6574 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Sweden
0.63 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Norway rank
94th
Sweden rank
97th
Female homicide rate over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.6574 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.63 homicides per 100,000 population in Sweden, a difference of 0.0274 homicides per 100,000 population.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Sweden ahead.
Norway ranks 94th and Sweden ranks 97th of 138 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5395 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.6412 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1017 homicides per 100,000 population | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.7062 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.734 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0278 homicides per 100,000 population | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.6783 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5454 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1329 homicides per 100,000 population | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.5836 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5054 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0782 homicides per 100,000 population | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher female homicide rate, Norway or Sweden?
- Norway, at 0.6574 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.63 homicides per 100,000 population in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in female homicide rate between Norway and Sweden?
- 0.0274 homicides per 100,000 population, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for female homicide rate?
- Norway ranks 94th 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 .