Luxembourg vs New Zealand: Homicide rate
Luxembourg
1.53 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
New Zealand
1.46 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Luxembourg rank
115th
New Zealand rank
117th
Homicide rate over time
- Luxembourg
- New Zealand
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 1.53 homicides per 100,000 population against 1.46 homicides per 100,000 population in New Zealand, a difference of 0.07 homicides per 100,000 population.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1994 it was New Zealand ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 115th and New Zealand ranks 117th of 179 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.04 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.33 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2876 homicides per 100,000 population | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 1.18 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.29 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1073 homicides per 100,000 population | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.6854 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.1 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4173 homicides per 100,000 population | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.877 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.21 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.337 homicides per 100,000 population | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Luxembourg or New Zealand?
- Luxembourg, at 1.53 homicides per 100,000 population against 1.46 homicides per 100,000 population in New Zealand as of 2022.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Luxembourg and New Zealand?
- 0.07 homicides per 100,000 population, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and New Zealand?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2022.
- How do Luxembourg and New Zealand rank globally for homicide rate?
- Luxembourg ranks 115th and New Zealand ranks 117th 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.