Croatia vs Netherlands: Homicide rate by sex of the victim

Croatia
0.9049 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Netherlands
0.9348 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Croatia rank
116th
Netherlands rank
114th

Homicide rate by sex of the victim over time

  • Croatia
  • Netherlands
051015199020062023

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 0.9348 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.9049 homicides per 100,000 population in Croatia, a difference of 0.0299 homicides per 100,000 population.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Croatia ahead.

Croatia ranks 116th and Netherlands ranks 114th of 138 countries.

Croatia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia Netherlands Difference Ahead
1990s 6.29 homicides per 100,000 population 1.68 homicides per 100,000 population 4.61 homicides per 100,000 population Croatia
2000s 2.17 homicides per 100,000 population 1.43 homicides per 100,000 population 0.7414 homicides per 100,000 population Croatia
2010s 1.21 homicides per 100,000 population 0.9436 homicides per 100,000 population 0.2678 homicides per 100,000 population Croatia
2020s 0.9787 homicides per 100,000 population 0.9708 homicides per 100,000 population 0.0079 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 Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 0.9348 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.9049 homicides per 100,000 population in Croatia as of 2023.
What is the difference in homicide rate by sex of the victim between Croatia and Netherlands?
0.0299 homicides per 100,000 population, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Netherlands?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Croatia and Netherlands rank globally for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
Croatia ranks 116th and Netherlands ranks 114th 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
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