Homicide rate who vs unodc in Greece
Greece: Homicide rate who vs unodc was 0.8396 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.8396
Change on year
down 25.3%
World rank
142nd
of 179 countries
All-time high
1.91
in 1997
All-time low
0.7277
in 2019
Years of data
32
1990–2023
Homicide rate who vs unodc in Greece, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Greece recorded 0.8396 for homicide rate who vs unodc in 2023.
That represents a change of down 25.3% on the previous year and down 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate who vs unodc in Greece peaked at 1.91 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.7277, in 2019.
That places Greece 142nd out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.44 | 1.01 | 1.91 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.14 | 0.8632 | 1.37 | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.12 | 0.7277 | 1.66 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8834 | 0.729 | 1.12 | 4 |
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- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.878 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.568 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.741 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.801 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.81 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.493 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate who vs unodc in Greece?
- Homicide rate who vs unodc in Greece was 0.8396 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate who vs unodc recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 1.91 in 1997.
- What is the lowest homicide rate who vs unodc recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7277 in 2019.
- How does Greece rank for homicide rate who vs unodc?
- Greece ranks 142nd out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate who vs unodc rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate who vs unodc. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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