Denmark vs Poland: Homicide rate
Denmark
0.8406 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Poland
0.8023 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Denmark rank
141st
Poland rank
143rd
Homicide rate over time
- Denmark
- Poland
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.8406 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.8023 homicides per 100,000 population in Poland, a difference of 0.0383 homicides per 100,000 population.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Poland ahead.
Denmark ranks 141st and Poland ranks 143rd of 179 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Poland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.21 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.15 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.9415 homicides per 100,000 population | Poland |
| 2000s | 0.9831 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.05 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.06 homicides per 100,000 population | Poland |
| 2010s | 0.975 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.8313 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1437 homicides per 100,000 population | Denmark |
| 2020s | 0.8195 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.7301 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0895 homicides per 100,000 population | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Denmark or Poland?
- Denmark, at 0.8406 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.8023 homicides per 100,000 population in Poland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Denmark and Poland?
- 0.0383 homicides per 100,000 population, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Poland?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Poland rank globally for homicide rate?
- Denmark ranks 141st and Poland ranks 143rd 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.