Spain vs Palestine: Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC
Spain
0.6909 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Palestine
0.622 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Spain rank
152nd
Palestine rank
155th
Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC over time
- Spain
- Palestine
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.6909 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.622 homicides per 100,000 population in Palestine, a difference of 0.0689 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Palestine's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Palestine ahead.
Spain ranks 152nd and Palestine ranks 155th of 179 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 2 and Palestine in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.13 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.08 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.9539 homicides per 100,000 population | Palestine |
| 2000s | 1.18 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.87 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.6887 homicides per 100,000 population | Palestine |
| 2010s | 0.7028 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5622 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1406 homicides per 100,000 population | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.6604 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5443 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1162 homicides per 100,000 population | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, who vs. unodc, Spain or Palestine?
- Spain, at 0.6909 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 Spain and Palestine?
- 0.0689 homicides per 100,000 population, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Palestine?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do Spain and Palestine rank globally for homicide rate, who vs. unodc?
- Spain ranks 152nd 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.