Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Iceland: Homicide rate

Bosnia and Herzegovina
1.22 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Iceland
1.29 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
123rd
Iceland rank
122nd

Homicide rate over time

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Iceland
00.511.522.5199020062023

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 1.29 homicides per 100,000 population against 1.22 homicides per 100,000 population in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a difference of 0.07 homicides per 100,000 population.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Bosnia and Herzegovina's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 123rd and Iceland ranks 122nd of 179 countries.

Bosnia and Herzegovina has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bosnia and Herzegovina Iceland Difference Ahead
2000s 1.94 homicides per 100,000 population 0.7458 homicides per 100,000 population 1.19 homicides per 100,000 population Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010s 1.38 homicides per 100,000 population 0.57 homicides per 100,000 population 0.8073 homicides per 100,000 population Bosnia and Herzegovina
2020s 1.15 homicides per 100,000 population 1.06 homicides per 100,000 population 0.0909 homicides per 100,000 population Bosnia and Herzegovina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Iceland?
Iceland, at 1.29 homicides per 100,000 population against 1.22 homicides per 100,000 population in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2023.
What is the difference in homicide rate between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iceland?
0.07 homicides per 100,000 population, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iceland?
20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iceland rank globally for homicide rate?
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 123rd and Iceland ranks 122nd 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

Indicator
Homicide rate
Unit
homicides per 100,000 population
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 4,154 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population.