Austria vs Hungary: Homicide rate by sex of the victim
Austria
0.7788 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Hungary
0.8391 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Austria rank
122nd
Hungary rank
119th
Homicide rate by sex of the victim over time
- Austria
- Hungary
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 0.8391 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.7788 homicides per 100,000 population in Austria, a difference of 0.0603 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Hungary's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Hungary ahead.
Austria ranks 122nd and Hungary ranks 119th of 138 countries.
Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.13 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.58 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.45 homicides per 100,000 population | Hungary |
| 2000s | 0.6842 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.35 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.66 homicides per 100,000 population | Hungary |
| 2010s | 0.7761 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.79 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.01 homicides per 100,000 population | Hungary |
| 2020s | 0.7088 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.9615 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2526 homicides per 100,000 population | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate by sex of the victim, Austria or Hungary?
- Hungary, at 0.8391 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.7788 homicides per 100,000 population in Austria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate by sex of the victim between Austria and Hungary?
- 0.0603 homicides per 100,000 population, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Hungary?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Austria and Hungary rank globally for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
- Austria ranks 122nd and Hungary ranks 119th of 138 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate by sex of the victim. 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.