France vs Iceland: Homicide rate by sex of the victim
France
2.01 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2024
Iceland
2.02 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
France rank
87th
Iceland rank
86th
Homicide rate by sex of the victim over time
- France
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 2.02 homicides per 100,000 population against 2.01 homicides per 100,000 population in France, a difference of 0.01 homicides per 100,000 population.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was France ahead.
France ranks 87th and Iceland ranks 86th of 138 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.61 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.8056 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.8051 homicides per 100,000 population | France |
| 2020s | 1.73 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.15 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5729 homicides per 100,000 population | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate by sex of the victim, France or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 2.02 homicides per 100,000 population against 2.01 homicides per 100,000 population in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate by sex of the victim between France and Iceland?
- 0.01 homicides per 100,000 population, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Iceland?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do France and Iceland rank globally for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
- France ranks 87th and Iceland ranks 86th 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.