Germany vs South Korea: Homicides

Germany
371 deaths
in 2020
South Korea
320 deaths
in 2022
Germany rank
29th
South Korea rank
30th

Homicides over time

  • Germany
  • South Korea
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 371 deaths against 320 deaths in South Korea, a difference of 51 deaths.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 29th and South Korea ranks 30th of 113 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Homicides
Unit
deaths
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
113 places, 4,903 data points, 1950–2023
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Annual number of homicides.