New Zealand vs Sweden: Female homicide victims
New Zealand
29 homicides
in 2022
Sweden
33 homicides
in 2023
New Zealand rank
66th
Sweden rank
63rd
Female homicide victims over time
- New Zealand
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 33 homicides against 29 homicides in New Zealand, a difference of 4 homicides.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Sweden ahead.
New Zealand ranks 66th and Sweden ranks 63rd of 138 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.59 homicides | 28.72 homicides | 18.14 homicides | Sweden |
| 2000s | 20.57 homicides | 33.46 homicides | 12.89 homicides | Sweden |
| 2010s | 18.72 homicides | 26.7 homicides | 7.98 homicides | Sweden |
| 2020s | 19.67 homicides | 24 homicides | 4.33 homicides | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher female homicide victims, New Zealand or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 33 homicides against 29 homicides in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in female homicide victims between New Zealand and Sweden?
- 4 homicides, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sweden?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2022.
- How do New Zealand and Sweden rank globally for female homicide victims?
- New Zealand ranks 66th and Sweden ranks 63rd 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 .