Croatia vs Hungary: Homicide rate by sex of the victim

Croatia
0.9049 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Hungary
0.8391 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Croatia rank
116th
Hungary rank
119th

Homicide rate by sex of the victim over time

  • Croatia
  • Hungary
051015199020062023

How they compare

Croatia currently reports 0.9049 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.8391 homicides per 100,000 population in Hungary, a difference of 0.0658 homicides per 100,000 population.

That makes Croatia's figure about 1.1 times Hungary's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Croatia ahead.

Croatia ranks 116th and Hungary ranks 119th of 138 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 2 and Hungary in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia Hungary Difference Ahead
1990s 6.29 homicides per 100,000 population 3.58 homicides per 100,000 population 2.71 homicides per 100,000 population Croatia
2000s 2.17 homicides per 100,000 population 2.35 homicides per 100,000 population 0.179 homicides per 100,000 population Hungary
2010s 1.21 homicides per 100,000 population 1.79 homicides per 100,000 population 0.5763 homicides per 100,000 population Hungary
2020s 0.9787 homicides per 100,000 population 0.9615 homicides per 100,000 population 0.0172 homicides per 100,000 population Croatia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate by sex of the victim, Croatia or Hungary?
Croatia, at 0.9049 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.8391 homicides per 100,000 population in Hungary as of 2023.
What is the difference in homicide rate by sex of the victim between Croatia and Hungary?
0.0658 homicides per 100,000 population, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Hungary?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Croatia and Hungary rank globally for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
Croatia ranks 116th 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) – 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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Indicator
Homicide rate by sex of the victim
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
138 places, 2,730 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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