Germany vs Portugal: Male homicide rate
Germany
0.9486 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Portugal
1.03 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Germany rank
112th
Portugal rank
110th
Male homicide rate over time
- Germany
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 1.03 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.9486 homicides per 100,000 population in Germany, a difference of 0.0814 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 112th and Portugal ranks 110th of 138 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.85 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.75 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.1 homicides per 100,000 population | Germany |
| 2000s | 1.5 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.96 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4593 homicides per 100,000 population | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.9791 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.28 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.3 homicides per 100,000 population | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.9025 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.05 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1445 homicides per 100,000 population | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher male homicide rate, Germany or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 1.03 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.9486 homicides per 100,000 population in Germany as of 2022.
- What is the difference in male homicide rate between Germany and Portugal?
- 0.0814 homicides per 100,000 population, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Portugal?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2022.
- How do Germany and Portugal rank globally for male homicide rate?
- Germany ranks 112th and Portugal ranks 110th 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 Male 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 male victims.