Netherlands vs Portugal: Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC
Netherlands
0.6909 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Portugal
0.72 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Netherlands rank
151st
Portugal rank
149th
Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC over time
- Netherlands
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.72 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.6909 homicides per 100,000 population in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0291 homicides per 100,000 population.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Portugal ahead.
Netherlands ranks 151st and Portugal ranks 149th of 179 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.29 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0926 homicides per 100,000 population | Portugal |
| 2000s | 1.16 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.14 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0132 homicides per 100,000 population | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.7227 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.9502 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2275 homicides per 100,000 population | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.7318 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.7634 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0316 homicides per 100,000 population | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, who vs. unodc, Netherlands or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.72 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.6909 homicides per 100,000 population in Netherlands as of 2022.
- What is the difference in homicide rate, who vs. unodc between Netherlands and Portugal?
- 0.0291 homicides per 100,000 population, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Portugal?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Netherlands and Portugal rank globally for homicide rate, who vs. unodc?
- Netherlands ranks 151st and Portugal ranks 149th 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.