Australia vs Poland: Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC
Australia
0.8544 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Poland
0.8023 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Australia rank
140th
Poland rank
143rd
Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC over time
- Australia
- Poland
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.8544 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.8023 homicides per 100,000 population in Poland, a difference of 0.0521 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 140th and Poland ranks 143rd of 179 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Poland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.92 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.15 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.231 homicides per 100,000 population | Poland |
| 2000s | 1.6 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.6 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0065 homicides per 100,000 population | Poland |
| 2010s | 0.9816 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.8313 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1503 homicides per 100,000 population | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.824 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.7301 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.094 homicides per 100,000 population | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, who vs. unodc, Australia or Poland?
- Australia, at 0.8544 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.8023 homicides per 100,000 population in Poland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate, who vs. unodc between Australia and Poland?
- 0.0521 homicides per 100,000 population, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Poland?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Poland rank globally for homicide rate, who vs. unodc?
- Australia ranks 140th and Poland ranks 143rd of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population.