Which has higher homicides, by sex of the victim, Finland or Lithuania?

Lithuania, at 27 homicides against 23 homicides in Finland as of 2023.

What is the difference in homicides, by sex of the victim between Finland and Lithuania?

4 homicides, with Lithuania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Lithuania?

31 years are reported by both, from 1993 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.

Finland vs Lithuania: Homicides, by sex of the victim

Finland

23 homicides

in 2023

Lithuania

27 homicides

in 2023

Finland rank

73rd

Lithuania rank

70th

Homicides, by sex of the victim over time

Finland
Lithuania

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 27 homicides against 23 homicides in Finland, a difference of 4 homicides.

That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.2 times Finland's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Lithuania ahead.

Finland ranks 73rd and Lithuania ranks 70th of 138 countries.

Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Lithuania	Difference	Ahead
1990s	40.16 homicides	112.87 homicides	72.71 homicides	Lithuania
2000s	39.82 homicides	88.64 homicides	48.82 homicides	Lithuania
2010s	27.7 homicides	46.7 homicides	19 homicides	Lithuania
2020s	24.5 homicides	26.75 homicides	2.25 homicides	Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicides, by sex of the victim, Finland or Lithuania?: Lithuania, at 27 homicides against 23 homicides in Finland as of 2023.
What is the difference in homicides, by sex of the victim between Finland and Lithuania?: 4 homicides, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Lithuania?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Finland and Lithuania rank globally for homicides, by sex of the victim?: Finland ranks 73rd and Lithuania ranks 70th 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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