Poland vs Switzerland: Homicide rate
Poland
0.508 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Switzerland
0.4757 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Poland rank
92nd
Switzerland rank
93rd
Homicide rate over time
- Poland
- Switzerland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 0.508 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.4757 deaths per 100,000 people in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0323 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Poland ahead.
Poland ranks 92nd and Switzerland ranks 93rd of 111 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9121 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.196 deaths per 100,000 people | Poland |
| 1960s | 0.9531 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7103 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2428 deaths per 100,000 people | Poland |
| 1970s | 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8579 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2228 deaths per 100,000 people | Poland |
| 1980s | 1.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5012 deaths per 100,000 people | Poland |
| 1990s | 2.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.49 deaths per 100,000 people | Poland |
| 2000s | 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7837 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7527 deaths per 100,000 people | Poland |
| 2010s | 0.8401 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4684 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3717 deaths per 100,000 people | Poland |
| 2020s | 0.5605 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4287 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1319 deaths per 100,000 people | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Poland or Switzerland?
- Poland, at 0.508 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.4757 deaths per 100,000 people in Switzerland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Poland and Switzerland?
- 0.0323 deaths per 100,000 people, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Switzerland?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2022.
- How do Poland and Switzerland rank globally for homicide rate?
- Poland ranks 92nd and Switzerland ranks 93rd 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.