Which has higher homicides, by sex of the victim, Dominican Republic or Korea?

Dominican Republic, at 134 homicides against 120 homicides in Korea as of 2023.

What is the difference in homicides, by sex of the victim between Dominican Republic and Korea?

14 homicides, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Korea?

11 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2023.

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 Homicides, by sex of the victim. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs Korea: Homicides, by sex of the victim

Dominican Republic

134 homicides

in 2023

Korea

120 homicides

in 2023

Dominican Republic rank

36th

Korea rank

38th

Homicides, by sex of the victim over time

Dominican Republic
Korea

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 134 homicides against 120 homicides in Korea, a difference of 14 homicides.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Korea's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 36th and Korea ranks 38th of 138 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 1 and Korea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Korea	Difference	Ahead
2010s	182.71 homicides	183.3 homicides	0.5824 homicides	Korea
2020s	139.25 homicides	126.75 homicides	12.5 homicides	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicides, by sex of the victim, Dominican Republic or Korea?: Dominican Republic, at 134 homicides against 120 homicides in Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in homicides, by sex of the victim between Dominican Republic and Korea?: 14 homicides, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Korea?: 11 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2023.
How do Dominican Republic and Korea rank globally for homicides, by sex of the victim?: Dominican Republic ranks 36th and Korea ranks 38th of 138 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 Homicides, by sex of the victim. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Homicides, by sex of the victim
Unit: homicides
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 138 places, 2,732 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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