South Korea vs Spain: Homicide rate
South Korea
0.6243 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Spain
0.6535 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
South Korea rank
83rd
Spain rank
82nd
Homicide rate over time
- South Korea
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.6535 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.6243 deaths per 100,000 people in South Korea, a difference of 0.0292 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Spain ahead.
South Korea ranks 83rd and Spain ranks 82nd of 111 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0816 deaths per 100,000 people | South Korea |
| 1990s | 1.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9031 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8418 deaths per 100,000 people | South Korea |
| 2000s | 1.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9623 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6668 deaths per 100,000 people | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.9811 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6575 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3237 deaths per 100,000 people | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0.6931 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6169 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0762 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 Spain?
- Spain, at 0.6535 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.6243 deaths per 100,000 people in South Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between South Korea and Spain?
- 0.0292 deaths per 100,000 people, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Spain?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2022.
- How do South Korea and Spain rank globally for homicide rate?
- South Korea ranks 83rd and Spain ranks 82nd 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.