Norway vs Suriname: Homicides

Norway
40 homicides
in 2023
Suriname
41 homicides
in 2023
Norway rank
120th
Suriname rank
119th

Homicides over time

  • Norway
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Suriname currently reports 41 homicides against 40 homicides in Norway, a difference of 1 homicides.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Suriname ahead.

Norway ranks 120th and Suriname ranks 119th of 179 countries.

Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Suriname Difference Ahead
2000s 37.12 homicides 58.62 homicides 21.5 homicides Suriname
2010s 29.57 homicides 34.29 homicides 4.71 homicides Suriname
2020s 32.5 homicides 44 homicides 11.5 homicides Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicides, Norway or Suriname?
Suriname, at 41 homicides against 40 homicides in Norway as of 2023.
What is the difference in homicides between Norway and Suriname?
1 homicides, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Suriname?
19 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Norway and Suriname rank globally for homicides?
Norway ranks 120th and Suriname ranks 119th 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 Homicides. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Homicides
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
179 places, 4,154 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Number of intentional homicides.