Italy vs Spain: Homicides, by sex of the victim
Italy
118 homicides
in 2023
Spain
111 homicides
in 2023
Italy rank
39th
Spain rank
41st
Homicides, by sex of the victim over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Italy currently reports 118 homicides against 111 homicides in Spain, a difference of 7 homicides.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 39th and Spain ranks 41st of 138 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 167.04 homicides | 144.62 homicides | 22.43 homicides | Italy |
| 2010s | 148.01 homicides | 124.8 homicides | 23.21 homicides | Italy |
| 2020s | 119.75 homicides | 112 homicides | 7.75 homicides | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicides, by sex of the victim, Italy or Spain?
- Italy, at 118 homicides against 111 homicides in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicides, by sex of the victim between Italy and Spain?
- 7 homicides, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for homicides, by sex of the victim?
- Italy ranks 39th and Spain ranks 41st 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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About this data
Number of intentional homicidesof female victims .