What is the difference in intentional homicides, female between Norway and Sweden?

0.0274 per 100,000 female, with Norway ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?

25 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), published as Intentional homicides, female (per 100,000 female). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Norway vs Sweden: Intentional homicides, female

Norway

0.6574 per 100,000 female

in 2023

Sweden

0.63 per 100,000 female

in 2023

Norway rank

93rd

Sweden rank

95th

Intentional homicides, female over time

Norway
Sweden

How they compare

Norway currently reports 0.6574 per 100,000 female against 0.63 per 100,000 female in Sweden, a difference of 0.0274 per 100,000 female.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Sweden ahead.

Norway ranks 93rd and Sweden ranks 95th of 131 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Norway	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.5395 per 100,000 female	0.6412 per 100,000 female	0.1017 per 100,000 female	Sweden
2000s	0.7062 per 100,000 female	0.734 per 100,000 female	0.0278 per 100,000 female	Sweden
2010s	0.6783 per 100,000 female	0.5454 per 100,000 female	0.1329 per 100,000 female	Norway
2020s	0.5836 per 100,000 female	0.5054 per 100,000 female	0.0782 per 100,000 female	Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher intentional homicides, female, Norway or Sweden?: Norway, at 0.6574 per 100,000 female against 0.63 per 100,000 female in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in intentional homicides, female between Norway and Sweden?: 0.0274 per 100,000 female, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?: 25 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for intentional homicides, female?: Norway ranks 93rd and Sweden ranks 95th of 131 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), published as Intentional homicides, female (per 100,000 female). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Intentional homicides, female (per 100,000 female)
Unit: per 100,000 female
Source: UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 145 places, 2,790 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

An intentional homicide is defined as an unlawful death inflicted upon a person with the intent to cause death or serious injury.