What is the difference in homicide rate between Portugal and Türkiye?

0.0028 deaths per 100,000 people, with Türkiye ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Türkiye?

12 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2022.

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.

Portugal vs Türkiye: Homicide rate

Portugal

0.9664 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

Türkiye

0.9692 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2023

Portugal rank

68th

Türkiye rank

67th

Homicide rate over time

Portugal
Türkiye

How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 0.9692 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.9664 deaths per 100,000 people in Portugal, a difference of 0.0028 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Türkiye ahead.

Portugal ranks 68th and Türkiye ranks 67th of 111 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.9746 deaths per 100,000 people	1.22 deaths per 100,000 people	0.2483 deaths per 100,000 people	Türkiye
2010s	0.9478 deaths per 100,000 people	1.46 deaths per 100,000 people	0.5126 deaths per 100,000 people	Türkiye
2020s	0.9664 deaths per 100,000 people	0.9026 deaths per 100,000 people	0.0638 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 Türkiye?: Türkiye, at 0.9692 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.9664 deaths per 100,000 people in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in homicide rate between Portugal and Türkiye?: 0.0028 deaths per 100,000 people, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Türkiye?: 12 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2022.
How do Portugal and Türkiye rank globally for homicide rate?: Portugal ranks 68th and Türkiye ranks 67th 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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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: 28 August 2026

Annual number of homicides per 100,000 people.