Italy vs Switzerland: Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner
Italy
0.0206 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Switzerland
0.0454 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Italy rank
41st
Switzerland rank
38th
Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner over time
- Italy
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.0454 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.0206 homicides per 100,000 population in Italy, a difference of 0.0248 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 2.2 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 41st and Switzerland ranks 38th of 67 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2721 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1051 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.167 homicides per 100,000 population | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.0891 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0322 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0569 homicides per 100,000 population | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.0223 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0287 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0064 homicides per 100,000 population | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner, Italy or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.0454 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.0206 homicides per 100,000 population in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner between Italy and Switzerland?
- 0.0248 homicides per 100,000 population, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Switzerland?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Switzerland rank globally for homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner?
- Italy ranks 41st and Switzerland ranks 38th of 67 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 where the perpetrator is an intimate partner. 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 of male victims where the perpetrator is an intimate partner.