South Korea vs Norway: Homicide rate
South Korea
0.6243 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Norway
0.6111 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2016
South Korea rank
83rd
Norway rank
85th
Homicide rate over time
- South Korea
- Norway
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 0.6243 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.6111 deaths per 100,000 people in Norway, a difference of 0.0132 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 83rd and Norway ranks 85th of 111 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1902 deaths per 100,000 people | Norway |
| 1990s | 1.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7033 deaths per 100,000 people | South Korea |
| 2000s | 1.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8179 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8112 deaths per 100,000 people | South Korea |
| 2010s | 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8825 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1787 deaths per 100,000 people | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, South Korea or Norway?
- South Korea, at 0.6243 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.6111 deaths per 100,000 people in Norway as of 2022.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between South Korea and Norway?
- 0.0132 deaths per 100,000 people, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Norway?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2016.
- How do South Korea and Norway rank globally for homicide rate?
- South Korea ranks 83rd and Norway ranks 85th 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.