Austria vs Greece: Homicide rate
Austria
0.8762 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Greece
0.8396 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Austria rank
139th
Greece rank
142nd
Homicide rate over time
- Austria
- Greece
How they compare
Austria currently reports 0.8762 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.8396 homicides per 100,000 population in Greece, a difference of 0.0366 homicides per 100,000 population.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 139th and Greece ranks 142nd of 179 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.06 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.44 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.3813 homicides per 100,000 population | Greece |
| 2000s | 0.7051 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.14 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4375 homicides per 100,000 population | Greece |
| 2010s | 0.758 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.3627 homicides per 100,000 population | Greece |
| 2020s | 0.8003 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.8834 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0831 homicides per 100,000 population | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Austria or Greece?
- Austria, at 0.8762 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.8396 homicides per 100,000 population in Greece as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Austria and Greece?
- 0.0366 homicides per 100,000 population, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Greece?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Austria and Greece rank globally for homicide rate?
- Austria ranks 139th and Greece ranks 142nd of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor 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
Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population.