Finland vs Iceland: Homicide rate
Finland
1.12 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Iceland
1.08 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Finland rank
60th
Iceland rank
63rd
Homicide rate over time
- Finland
- Iceland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 1.12 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people in Iceland, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 71 shared years of data; in 1952 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 60th and Iceland ranks 63rd of 111 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8759 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.85 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
| 1960s | 2.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4149 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.94 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
| 1970s | 2.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.67 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
| 1980s | 2.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8728 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.06 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
| 1990s | 3.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6059 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.44 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
| 2000s | 2.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8553 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.46 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
| 2010s | 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5497 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8394 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
| 2020s | 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6397 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5935 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Finland or Iceland?
- Finland, at 1.12 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people in Iceland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Finland and Iceland?
- 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Iceland?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1952 to 2022.
- How do Finland and Iceland rank globally for homicide rate?
- Finland ranks 60th and Iceland ranks 63rd 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.