Denmark vs Poland: Homicide rate by sex of the victim
Denmark
1.12 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Poland
0.9955 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Denmark rank
108th
Poland rank
111th
Homicide rate by sex of the victim over time
- Denmark
- Poland
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.9955 homicides per 100,000 population in Poland, a difference of 0.1245 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Poland ahead.
Denmark ranks 108th and Poland ranks 111th of 138 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Poland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.32 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.22 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.9 homicides per 100,000 population | Poland |
| 2000s | 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.34 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.22 homicides per 100,000 population | Poland |
| 2010s | 1.23 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.19 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0402 homicides per 100,000 population | Denmark |
| 2020s | 1.06 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.99 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0688 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 Poland?
- Denmark, at 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.9955 homicides per 100,000 population in Poland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate by sex of the victim between Denmark and Poland?
- 0.1245 homicides per 100,000 population, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Poland?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Poland rank globally for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
- Denmark ranks 108th and Poland ranks 111th 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.