Romania vs Sweden: Homicide rate by sex of the victim
Romania
1.61 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2024
Sweden
1.66 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Romania rank
96th
Sweden rank
93rd
Homicide rate by sex of the victim over time
- Romania
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1.66 homicides per 100,000 population against 1.61 homicides per 100,000 population in Romania, a difference of 0.05 homicides per 100,000 population.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Romania ahead.
Romania ranks 96th and Sweden ranks 93rd of 138 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.78 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.65 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.13 homicides per 100,000 population | Romania |
| 2000s | 3.19 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.34 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.85 homicides per 100,000 population | Romania |
| 2010s | 1.86 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.42 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4392 homicides per 100,000 population | Romania |
| 2020s | 1.81 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.75 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0542 homicides per 100,000 population | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate by sex of the victim, Romania or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 1.66 homicides per 100,000 population against 1.61 homicides per 100,000 population in Romania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate by sex of the victim between Romania and Sweden?
- 0.05 homicides per 100,000 population, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Sweden?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Romania and Sweden rank globally for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
- Romania ranks 96th and Sweden ranks 93rd 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.