Portugal vs Syria: Homicide rate

Portugal
0.9664 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Syria
0.9971 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2010
Portugal rank
68th
Syria rank
66th

Homicide rate over time

  • Portugal
  • Syria
1234195519882022

How they compare

Syria currently reports 0.9971 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.9664 deaths per 100,000 people in Portugal, a difference of 0.0307 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Syria ahead.

Portugal ranks 68th and Syria ranks 66th of 111 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Syria Difference Ahead
1990s 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people 1.53 deaths per 100,000 people 0.3117 deaths per 100,000 people Syria
2000s 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people 1.41 deaths per 100,000 people 0.1155 deaths per 100,000 people Syria
2010s 1.24 deaths per 100,000 people 0.9971 deaths per 100,000 people 0.2419 deaths per 100,000 people Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate, Portugal or Syria?
Syria, at 0.9971 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.9664 deaths per 100,000 people in Portugal as of 2010.
What is the difference in homicide rate between Portugal and Syria?
0.0307 deaths per 100,000 people, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Syria?
10 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2010.
How do Portugal and Syria rank globally for homicide rate?
Portugal ranks 68th and Syria ranks 66th 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

Indicator
Homicide rate
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,803 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Annual number of homicides per 100,000 people.