Italy vs Norway: Male homicide rate
Italy
0.757 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Norway
0.7911 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Italy rank
123rd
Norway rank
121st
Male homicide rate over time
- Italy
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.7911 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.757 homicides per 100,000 population in Italy, a difference of 0.0341 homicides per 100,000 population.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 123rd and Norway ranks 121st of 138 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.54 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.23 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.31 homicides per 100,000 population | Italy |
| 2000s | 1.72 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.9169 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.8061 homicides per 100,000 population | Italy |
| 2010s | 1.03 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.7902 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2436 homicides per 100,000 population | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.6599 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.6097 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0502 homicides per 100,000 population | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher male homicide rate, Italy or Norway?
- Norway, at 0.7911 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.757 homicides per 100,000 population in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in male homicide rate between Italy and Norway?
- 0.0341 homicides per 100,000 population, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Norway?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Norway rank globally for male homicide rate?
- Italy ranks 123rd and Norway ranks 121st 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.