Ireland vs Palestine: Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC
Ireland
0.6543 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Palestine
0.622 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Ireland rank
154th
Palestine rank
155th
Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC over time
- Ireland
- Palestine
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.6543 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.622 homicides per 100,000 population in Palestine, a difference of 0.0323 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Palestine's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 154th and Palestine ranks 155th of 179 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and Palestine in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.08 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.08 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.9975 homicides per 100,000 population | Palestine |
| 2000s | 1.13 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.87 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.7322 homicides per 100,000 population | Palestine |
| 2010s | 0.8722 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5622 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.3101 homicides per 100,000 population | Ireland |
| 2020s | 0.6402 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5443 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.096 homicides per 100,000 population | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, who vs. unodc, Ireland or Palestine?
- Ireland, at 0.6543 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.622 homicides per 100,000 population in Palestine as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate, who vs. unodc between Ireland and Palestine?
- 0.0323 homicides per 100,000 population, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Palestine?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do Ireland and Palestine rank globally for homicide rate, who vs. unodc?
- Ireland ranks 154th and Palestine ranks 155th 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.