Spain vs Palestine: Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020

Spain
0.6909 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Palestine
0.622 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Spain rank
151st
Palestine rank
154th

Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 over time

  • Spain
  • Palestine
01234199020062023

How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.6909 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.622 homicides per 100,000 population in Palestine, a difference of 0.0689 homicides per 100,000 population.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Palestine's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Palestine ahead.

Spain ranks 151st and Palestine ranks 154th of 178 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 2 and Palestine in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain Palestine Difference Ahead
1990s 1.13 homicides per 100,000 population 2.08 homicides per 100,000 population 0.9539 homicides per 100,000 population Palestine
2000s 1.18 homicides per 100,000 population 1.87 homicides per 100,000 population 0.6887 homicides per 100,000 population Palestine
2010s 0.7028 homicides per 100,000 population 0.5622 homicides per 100,000 population 0.1406 homicides per 100,000 population Spain
2020s 0.6604 homicides per 100,000 population 0.5443 homicides per 100,000 population 0.1162 homicides per 100,000 population Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020, Spain or Palestine?
Spain, at 0.6909 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.622 homicides per 100,000 population in Palestine as of 2023.
What is the difference in homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 between Spain and Palestine?
0.0689 homicides per 100,000 population, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Palestine?
25 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
How do Spain and Palestine rank globally for homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020?
Spain ranks 151st and Palestine ranks 154th of 178 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 Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020
Unit
homicides per 100,000 population
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
178 places, 4,128 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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