Hong Kong, China vs Korea: Homicide rate by sex of the victim
Hong Kong, China
0.4471 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Korea
0.4916 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
128th
Korea rank
127th
Homicide rate by sex of the victim over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 0.4916 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.4471 homicides per 100,000 population in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.0445 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Hong Kong, China's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Korea ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 128th and Korea ranks 127th of 138 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.476 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.6689 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1929 homicides per 100,000 population | Korea |
| 2020s | 0.4155 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5248 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1094 homicides per 100,000 population | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate by sex of the victim, Hong Kong, China or Korea?
- Korea, at 0.4916 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.4471 homicides per 100,000 population in Hong Kong, China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate by sex of the victim between Hong Kong, China and Korea?
- 0.0445 homicides per 100,000 population, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Korea?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Korea rank globally for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 128th and Korea ranks 127th 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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About this data
Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 populationof male victims.