Austria vs Norway: Homicide rate by sex of the victim
Austria
0.7788 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Norway
0.7911 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Austria rank
122nd
Norway rank
121st
Homicide rate by sex of the victim over time
- Austria
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.7911 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.7788 homicides per 100,000 population in Austria, a difference of 0.0123 homicides per 100,000 population.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Norway ahead.
Austria ranks 122nd and Norway ranks 121st of 138 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.13 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.23 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0976 homicides per 100,000 population | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.6842 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.9306 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2464 homicides per 100,000 population | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.7761 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.7902 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0142 homicides per 100,000 population | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.7088 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.6097 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0991 homicides per 100,000 population | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate by sex of the victim, Austria or Norway?
- Norway, at 0.7911 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 Norway?
- 0.0123 homicides per 100,000 population, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Norway?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Austria and Norway rank globally for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
- Austria ranks 122nd 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) 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.