Austria vs Spain: Homicide rate

Austria
0.49 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Spain
0.52 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Austria rank
185th
Spain rank
184th

Homicide rate over time

  • Austria
  • Spain
0.40.60.811.21.4200020102021

How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.52 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.49 deaths per 100,000 people in Austria, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Spain ahead.

Austria ranks 185th and Spain ranks 184th of 194 countries.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Spain Difference Ahead
2000s 0.807 deaths per 100,000 people 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people 0.394 deaths per 100,000 people Spain
2010s 0.631 deaths per 100,000 people 0.702 deaths per 100,000 people 0.071 deaths per 100,000 people Spain
2020s 0.5 deaths per 100,000 people 0.53 deaths per 100,000 people 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate, Austria or Spain?
Spain, at 0.52 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.49 deaths per 100,000 people in Austria as of 2021.
What is the difference in homicide rate between Austria and Spain?
0.03 deaths per 100,000 people, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Spain?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Austria and Spain rank globally for homicide rate?
Austria ranks 185th and Spain ranks 184th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Homicide rate
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes, per 100,000 people.