Spain vs United Kingdom: Homicides

Spain

316 deaths

in 2023

United Kingdom

258 deaths

in 2021

Spain rank

31st

United Kingdom rank

34th

Homicides over time

Spain currently reports 316 deaths against 258 deaths in United Kingdom, a difference of 58 deaths.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times United Kingdom's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 71 shared years of data; in 1951 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Spain ranks 31st and United Kingdom ranks 34th of 113 countries.

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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual number of homicides.