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

Lithuania, at 27 homicides against 24 homicides in Portugal as of 2023.

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

3 homicides, with Lithuania ahead.

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

29 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2022.

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.

Lithuania vs Portugal: Homicides, by sex of the victim

Lithuania

27 homicides

in 2023

Portugal

24 homicides

in 2022

Lithuania rank

70th

Portugal rank

71st

Homicides, by sex of the victim over time

Lithuania
Portugal

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 27 homicides against 24 homicides in Portugal, a difference of 3 homicides.

That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Lithuania ahead.

Lithuania ranks 70th and Portugal ranks 71st of 138 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lithuania	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	114.99 homicides	32.46 homicides	82.53 homicides	Lithuania
2000s	88.64 homicides	37.15 homicides	51.5 homicides	Lithuania
2010s	46.7 homicides	35.63 homicides	11.07 homicides	Lithuania
2020s	26.67 homicides	27.56 homicides	0.8914 homicides	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicides, by sex of the victim, Lithuania or Portugal?: Lithuania, at 27 homicides against 24 homicides in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in homicides, by sex of the victim between Lithuania and Portugal?: 3 homicides, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Portugal?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2022.
How do Lithuania and Portugal rank globally for homicides, by sex of the victim?: Lithuania ranks 70th and Portugal ranks 71st 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

Number of intentional homicidesof female victims .