Denmark vs Norway: Female homicide victims
Denmark
17 homicides
in 2023
Norway
18 homicides
in 2023
Denmark rank
81st
Norway rank
78th
Female homicide victims over time
- Denmark
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 18 homicides against 17 homicides in Denmark, a difference of 1 homicides.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 81st and Norway ranks 78th of 138 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.76 homicides | 14.47 homicides | 14.3 homicides | Denmark |
| 2000s | 18.83 homicides | 16.41 homicides | 2.42 homicides | Denmark |
| 2010s | 20.74 homicides | 17.2 homicides | 3.54 homicides | Denmark |
| 2020s | 17.25 homicides | 15.75 homicides | 1.5 homicides | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher female homicide victims, Denmark or Norway?
- Norway, at 18 homicides against 17 homicides in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in female homicide victims between Denmark and Norway?
- 1 homicides, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Norway rank globally for female homicide victims?
- Denmark ranks 81st and Norway ranks 78th 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 victims. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of intentional homicidesof female victims .