Croatia vs Spain: Homicide rate by sex of the victim
Croatia
0.9049 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Spain
0.9352 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Croatia rank
116th
Spain rank
113th
Homicide rate by sex of the victim over time
- Croatia
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.9352 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.9049 homicides per 100,000 population in Croatia, a difference of 0.0303 homicides per 100,000 population.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Croatia ahead.
Croatia ranks 116th and Spain ranks 113th of 138 countries.
Croatia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.04 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.65 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.3875 homicides per 100,000 population | Croatia |
| 2010s | 1.21 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.8863 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.325 homicides per 100,000 population | Croatia |
| 2020s | 0.9787 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.8756 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1031 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 Spain?
- Spain, at 0.9352 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 Spain?
- 0.0303 homicides per 100,000 population, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Spain?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Croatia and Spain rank globally for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
- Croatia ranks 116th and Spain ranks 113th 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.