Germany vs United Kingdom: Homicide rate
Germany
0.4461 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2020
United Kingdom
0.3783 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Germany rank
95th
United Kingdom rank
98th
Homicide rate over time
- Germany
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.4461 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.3783 deaths per 100,000 people in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0678 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 95th and United Kingdom ranks 98th of 111 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8485 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.208 deaths per 100,000 people | Germany |
| 2000s | 0.6234 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4589 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1645 deaths per 100,000 people | Germany |
| 2010s | 0.479 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3165 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1624 deaths per 100,000 people | Germany |
| 2020s | 0.4461 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3086 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1375 deaths per 100,000 people | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Germany or United Kingdom?
- Germany, at 0.4461 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.3783 deaths per 100,000 people in United Kingdom as of 2020.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Germany and United Kingdom?
- 0.0678 deaths per 100,000 people, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United Kingdom?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Germany and United Kingdom rank globally for homicide rate?
- Germany ranks 95th and United Kingdom ranks 98th 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.