Kuwait vs Portugal: Homicide rate by sex of the victim
Kuwait
1.08 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2020
Portugal
1.03 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Kuwait rank
109th
Portugal rank
110th
Homicide rate by sex of the victim over time
- Kuwait
- Portugal
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 1.08 homicides per 100,000 population against 1.03 homicides per 100,000 population in Portugal, a difference of 0.05 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Portugal ahead.
Kuwait ranks 109th and Portugal ranks 110th of 138 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.35 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.11 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.235 homicides per 100,000 population | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 1.73 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.28 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4462 homicides per 100,000 population | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 1.08 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.9606 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1209 homicides per 100,000 population | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate by sex of the victim, Kuwait or Portugal?
- Kuwait, at 1.08 homicides per 100,000 population against 1.03 homicides per 100,000 population in Portugal as of 2020.
- What is the difference in homicide rate by sex of the victim between Kuwait and Portugal?
- 0.05 homicides per 100,000 population, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Portugal?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2020.
- How do Kuwait and Portugal rank globally for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
- Kuwait ranks 109th and Portugal ranks 110th 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.