Portugal vs Spain: Homicide rate by sex of the victim
Portugal
1.03 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Spain
0.9352 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Portugal rank
110th
Spain rank
113th
Homicide rate by sex of the victim over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 1.03 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.9352 homicides per 100,000 population in Spain, a difference of 0.0948 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Spain ahead.
Portugal ranks 110th and Spain ranks 113th of 138 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.65 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.3504 homicides per 100,000 population | Portugal |
| 2010s | 1.28 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.8863 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.3928 homicides per 100,000 population | Portugal |
| 2020s | 1.05 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.8558 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1912 homicides per 100,000 population | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate by sex of the victim, Portugal or Spain?
- Portugal, at 1.03 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.9352 homicides per 100,000 population in Spain as of 2022.
- What is the difference in homicide rate by sex of the victim between Portugal and Spain?
- 0.0948 homicides per 100,000 population, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2022.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
- Portugal ranks 110th and Spain ranks 113th 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.