Denmark vs Greece: Homicide rate

Denmark
0.8406 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Greece
0.8396 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Denmark rank
141st
Greece rank
142nd

Homicide rate over time

  • Denmark
  • Greece
0.511.52199020062023

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 0.8406 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.8396 homicides per 100,000 population in Greece, a difference of 0.001 homicides per 100,000 population.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Greece ahead.

Denmark ranks 141st 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 Denmark Greece Difference Ahead
1990s 1.21 homicides per 100,000 population 1.44 homicides per 100,000 population 0.2315 homicides per 100,000 population Greece
2000s 0.9316 homicides per 100,000 population 1.04 homicides per 100,000 population 0.1086 homicides per 100,000 population Greece
2010s 0.975 homicides per 100,000 population 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population 0.1457 homicides per 100,000 population Greece
2020s 0.8195 homicides per 100,000 population 0.8834 homicides per 100,000 population 0.0639 homicides per 100,000 population Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate, Denmark or Greece?
Denmark, at 0.8406 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 Denmark and Greece?
0.001 homicides per 100,000 population, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Greece?
26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Greece rank globally for homicide rate?
Denmark ranks 141st 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

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

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