Macau, China vs Switzerland: Homicide rate by sex of the victim
Macau, China
0.6073 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Switzerland
0.5675 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Macau, China rank
125th
Switzerland rank
126th
Homicide rate by sex of the victim over time
- Macau, China
- Switzerland
How they compare
Macau, China currently reports 0.6073 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.5675 homicides per 100,000 population in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0398 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Macau, China's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Macau, China ahead.
Macau, China ranks 125th and Switzerland ranks 126th of 138 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Macau, China averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Macau, China | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.73 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.15 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.58 homicides per 100,000 population | Macau, China |
| 2000s | 0.5781 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.6998 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1217 homicides per 100,000 population | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.3489 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5748 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2259 homicides per 100,000 population | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.1518 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4828 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.331 homicides per 100,000 population | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate by sex of the victim, Macau, China or Switzerland?
- Macau, China, at 0.6073 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.5675 homicides per 100,000 population in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate by sex of the victim between Macau, China and Switzerland?
- 0.0398 homicides per 100,000 population, with Macau, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and Switzerland?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
- How do Macau, China and Switzerland rank globally for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
- Macau, China ranks 125th and Switzerland ranks 126th 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.