Switzerland vs Palestine, State of: Homicide rate

Switzerland
0.5975 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Palestine, State of
0.622 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Switzerland rank
157th
Palestine, State of rank
155th

Homicide rate over time

  • Switzerland
  • Palestine, State of
01234199020062023

How they compare

Palestine, State of currently reports 0.622 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.5975 homicides per 100,000 population in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0245 homicides per 100,000 population.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Palestine, State of ahead.

Switzerland ranks 157th and Palestine, State of ranks 155th of 179 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Switzerland averaged higher in 1 and Palestine, State of in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Switzerland Palestine, State of Difference Ahead
1990s 1.18 homicides per 100,000 population 2.08 homicides per 100,000 population 0.9047 homicides per 100,000 population Palestine, State of
2000s 0.9978 homicides per 100,000 population 1.69 homicides per 100,000 population 0.6873 homicides per 100,000 population Palestine, State of
2010s 0.5894 homicides per 100,000 population 0.5622 homicides per 100,000 population 0.0273 homicides per 100,000 population Switzerland
2020s 0.5013 homicides per 100,000 population 0.5443 homicides per 100,000 population 0.0429 homicides per 100,000 population Palestine, State of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate, Switzerland or Palestine, State of?
Palestine, State of, at 0.622 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.5975 homicides per 100,000 population in Switzerland as of 2022.
What is the difference in homicide rate between Switzerland and Palestine, State of?
0.0245 homicides per 100,000 population, with Palestine, State of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Palestine, State of?
22 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
How do Switzerland and Palestine, State of rank globally for homicide rate?
Switzerland ranks 157th 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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