What is the difference in homicide rate by sex of the victim between Denmark and Kuwait?

0.04 homicides per 100,000 population, with Denmark ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Kuwait?

14 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2020.

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.

Denmark vs Kuwait: Homicide rate by sex of the victim

Denmark

1.12 homicides per 100,000 population

in 2023

Kuwait

1.08 homicides per 100,000 population

in 2020

Denmark rank

108th

Kuwait rank

109th

Homicide rate by sex of the victim over time

Denmark
Kuwait

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population against 1.08 homicides per 100,000 population in Kuwait, a difference of 0.04 homicides per 100,000 population.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Kuwait ahead.

Denmark ranks 108th and Kuwait ranks 109th of 138 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Kuwait in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Kuwait	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.1 homicides per 100,000 population	2.35 homicides per 100,000 population	1.25 homicides per 100,000 population	Kuwait
2010s	1.16 homicides per 100,000 population	1.73 homicides per 100,000 population	0.5686 homicides per 100,000 population	Kuwait
2020s	1.14 homicides per 100,000 population	1.08 homicides per 100,000 population	0.0561 homicides per 100,000 population	Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate by sex of the victim, Denmark or Kuwait?: Denmark, at 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population against 1.08 homicides per 100,000 population in Kuwait as of 2023.
What is the difference in homicide rate by sex of the victim between Denmark and Kuwait?: 0.04 homicides per 100,000 population, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Kuwait?: 14 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2020.
How do Denmark and Kuwait rank globally for homicide rate by sex of the victim?: Denmark ranks 108th and Kuwait ranks 109th 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: 09 October 2026

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