Spain vs Palestine, State of: Homicide rate

Spain
0.6909 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Palestine, State of
0.622 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Spain rank
152nd
Palestine, State of rank
155th

Homicide rate over time

  • Spain
  • Palestine, State of
01234199020062023

How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.6909 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.622 homicides per 100,000 population in Palestine, State of, a difference of 0.0689 homicides per 100,000 population.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Palestine, State of's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Palestine, State of ahead.

Spain ranks 152nd and Palestine, State of ranks 155th of 179 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 2 and Palestine, State of in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain Palestine, State of Difference Ahead
1990s 1.13 homicides per 100,000 population 2.08 homicides per 100,000 population 0.9539 homicides per 100,000 population Palestine, State of
2000s 1.18 homicides per 100,000 population 1.87 homicides per 100,000 population 0.6887 homicides per 100,000 population Palestine, State of
2010s 0.7028 homicides per 100,000 population 0.5622 homicides per 100,000 population 0.1406 homicides per 100,000 population Spain
2020s 0.6604 homicides per 100,000 population 0.5443 homicides per 100,000 population 0.1162 homicides per 100,000 population Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate, Spain or Palestine, State of?
Spain, at 0.6909 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.622 homicides per 100,000 population in Palestine, State of as of 2023.
What is the difference in homicide rate between Spain and Palestine, State of?
0.0689 homicides per 100,000 population, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Palestine, State of?
25 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
How do Spain and Palestine, State of rank globally for homicide rate?
Spain ranks 152nd and Palestine, State of ranks 155th 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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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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