What is the difference in homicide rate by sex of the victim between Finland and Slovakia?

0.03 homicides per 100,000 population, with Slovakia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Slovakia?

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.

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.

Finland vs Slovakia: Homicide rate by sex of the victim

Finland

1.16 homicides per 100,000 population

in 2023

Slovakia

1.19 homicides per 100,000 population

in 2023

Finland rank

106th

Slovakia rank

103rd

Homicide rate by sex of the victim over time

Finland
Slovakia

How they compare

Slovakia currently reports 1.19 homicides per 100,000 population against 1.16 homicides per 100,000 population in Finland, a difference of 0.03 homicides per 100,000 population.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 106th and Slovakia ranks 103rd of 138 countries.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Slovakia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	3.54 homicides per 100,000 population	2.69 homicides per 100,000 population	0.85 homicides per 100,000 population	Finland
2010s	2.27 homicides per 100,000 population	1.74 homicides per 100,000 population	0.5339 homicides per 100,000 population	Finland
2020s	1.77 homicides per 100,000 population	1.09 homicides per 100,000 population	0.6731 homicides per 100,000 population	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate by sex of the victim, Finland or Slovakia?: Slovakia, at 1.19 homicides per 100,000 population against 1.16 homicides per 100,000 population in Finland as of 2023.
What is the difference in homicide rate by sex of the victim between Finland and Slovakia?: 0.03 homicides per 100,000 population, with Slovakia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Slovakia?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Finland and Slovakia rank globally for homicide rate by sex of the victim?: Finland ranks 106th and Slovakia ranks 103rd 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: 28 August 2026

Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 populationof male victims.