Homicide rate ghe in Portugal
Portugal: Homicide rate ghe was 0.83 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
0.83
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
171st
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.84
in 2002
All-time low
0.83
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Homicide rate ghe in Portugal, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, homicide rate ghe in Portugal stood at 0.83. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate ghe in Portugal peaked at 1.84 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.83, in 2021.
That places Portugal 171st out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.56 | 1.18 | 1.84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.15 | 0.86 | 1.49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.85 | 0.83 | 0.87 | 2 |
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- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.836 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.717 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.822 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.874 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.899 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.529 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate ghe in Portugal?
- Homicide rate ghe in Portugal was 0.83 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate ghe recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.84 in 2002.
- What is the lowest homicide rate ghe recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.83 in 2021.
- How does Portugal rank for homicide rate ghe?
- Portugal ranks 171st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicide rate ghe rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate ghe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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