Malta vs Switzerland: Homicide rate by sex of the victim
Malta
0.3616 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Switzerland
0.5675 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Malta rank
129th
Switzerland rank
126th
Homicide rate by sex of the victim over time
- Malta
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.5675 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.3616 homicides per 100,000 population in Malta, a difference of 0.2059 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.6 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 129th and Switzerland ranks 126th of 138 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.13 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.8014 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.3278 homicides per 100,000 population | Malta |
| 2010s | 1.92 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5748 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.35 homicides per 100,000 population | Malta |
| 2020s | 1.29 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4828 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.8061 homicides per 100,000 population | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate by sex of the victim, Malta or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.5675 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.3616 homicides per 100,000 population in Malta as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate by sex of the victim between Malta and Switzerland?
- 0.2059 homicides per 100,000 population, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Switzerland?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
- How do Malta and Switzerland rank globally for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
- Malta ranks 129th 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.