Sweden vs Switzerland: Female homicide rate
Sweden
0.63 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Switzerland
0.6271 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Sweden rank
97th
Switzerland rank
98th
Female homicide rate over time
- Sweden
- Switzerland
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.63 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.6271 homicides per 100,000 population in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0029 homicides per 100,000 population.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Switzerland ahead.
Sweden ranks 97th and Switzerland ranks 98th of 138 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6412 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.03 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.3879 homicides per 100,000 population | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.734 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.9432 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2092 homicides per 100,000 population | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.5454 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.6039 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0585 homicides per 100,000 population | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.5054 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5673 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0619 homicides per 100,000 population | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher female homicide rate, Sweden or Switzerland?
- Sweden, at 0.63 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.6271 homicides per 100,000 population in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in female homicide rate between Sweden and Switzerland?
- 0.0029 homicides per 100,000 population, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for female homicide rate?
- Sweden ranks 97th and Switzerland ranks 98th 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 .