Greece vs Romania: Homicide rate by sex of the victim
Greece
1.37 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Romania
1.61 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2024
Greece rank
99th
Romania rank
96th
Homicide rate by sex of the victim over time
- Greece
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 1.61 homicides per 100,000 population against 1.37 homicides per 100,000 population in Greece, a difference of 0.24 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.2 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Romania ahead.
Greece ranks 99th and Romania ranks 96th of 138 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.17 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.82 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.65 homicides per 100,000 population | Romania |
| 2000s | 1.74 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.11 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.38 homicides per 100,000 population | Romania |
| 2010s | 1.72 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.86 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1311 homicides per 100,000 population | Romania |
| 2020s | 1.26 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.81 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.551 homicides per 100,000 population | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate by sex of the victim, Greece or Romania?
- Romania, at 1.61 homicides per 100,000 population against 1.37 homicides per 100,000 population in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in homicide rate by sex of the victim between Greece and Romania?
- 0.24 homicides per 100,000 population, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Romania?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Greece and Romania rank globally for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
- Greece ranks 99th and Romania ranks 96th 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.