Czechia vs South Korea: Homicide rate
Czechia
0.5883 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
South Korea
0.6243 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Czechia rank
86th
South Korea rank
83rd
Homicide rate over time
- Czechia
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 0.6243 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.5883 deaths per 100,000 people in Czechia, a difference of 0.036 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Czechia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Czechia ahead.
Czechia ranks 86th and South Korea ranks 83rd of 111 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 1 and South Korea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.978 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1453 deaths per 100,000 people | South Korea |
| 1990s | 1.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0806 deaths per 100,000 people | Czechia |
| 2000s | 1.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4937 deaths per 100,000 people | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.7394 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9811 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2417 deaths per 100,000 people | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0.5936 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6931 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0995 deaths per 100,000 people | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Czechia or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 0.6243 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.5883 deaths per 100,000 people in Czechia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Czechia and South Korea?
- 0.036 deaths per 100,000 people, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and South Korea?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2022.
- How do Czechia and South Korea rank globally for homicide rate?
- Czechia ranks 86th 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.