Italy vs Palestine: Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC
Italy
0.5681 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Palestine
0.622 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Italy rank
158th
Palestine rank
155th
Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC over time
- Italy
- Palestine
How they compare
Palestine currently reports 0.622 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.5681 homicides per 100,000 population in Italy, a difference of 0.0539 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Palestine's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 158th and Palestine ranks 155th of 179 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Palestine in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.59 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.08 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4925 homicides per 100,000 population | Palestine |
| 2000s | 1.13 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.72 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5908 homicides per 100,000 population | Palestine |
| 2010s | 0.7468 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5622 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1846 homicides per 100,000 population | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.5077 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5443 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0366 homicides per 100,000 population | Palestine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, who vs. unodc, Italy or Palestine?
- Palestine, at 0.622 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.5681 homicides per 100,000 population in Italy as of 2022.
- What is the difference in homicide rate, who vs. unodc between Italy and Palestine?
- 0.0539 homicides per 100,000 population, with Palestine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Palestine?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do Italy and Palestine rank globally for homicide rate, who vs. unodc?
- Italy ranks 158th 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) – 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.