Belgium vs South Korea: Homicide rate
Belgium
0.656 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
South Korea
0.6243 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Belgium rank
81st
South Korea rank
83rd
Homicide rate over time
- Belgium
- South Korea
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.656 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.6243 deaths per 100,000 people in South Korea, a difference of 0.0317 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 81st and South Korea ranks 83rd of 111 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and South Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6362 deaths per 100,000 people | Belgium |
| 1990s | 1.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0789 deaths per 100,000 people | Belgium |
| 2000s | 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0871 deaths per 100,000 people | South Korea |
| 2010s | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9811 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0698 deaths per 100,000 people | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.6876 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7275 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0398 deaths per 100,000 people | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Belgium or South Korea?
- Belgium, at 0.656 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.6243 deaths per 100,000 people in South Korea as of 2021.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Belgium and South Korea?
- 0.0317 deaths per 100,000 people, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and South Korea?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2021.
- How do Belgium and South Korea rank globally for homicide rate?
- Belgium ranks 81st and South Korea ranks 83rd of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (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
Annual number of homicides per 100,000 people.