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

0.0029 per 100,000 female, with Sweden ahead.

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

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

Sweden vs Switzerland: Intentional homicides, female

Sweden

0.63 per 100,000 female

in 2023

Switzerland

0.6271 per 100,000 female

in 2023

Sweden rank

95th

Switzerland rank

96th

Intentional homicides, female over time

Sweden
Switzerland

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.63 per 100,000 female against 0.6271 per 100,000 female in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0029 per 100,000 female.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Switzerland ahead.

Sweden ranks 95th and Switzerland ranks 96th of 131 countries.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sweden	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.6412 per 100,000 female	1.03 per 100,000 female	0.3879 per 100,000 female	Switzerland
2000s	0.734 per 100,000 female	0.9432 per 100,000 female	0.2092 per 100,000 female	Switzerland
2010s	0.5454 per 100,000 female	0.6039 per 100,000 female	0.0585 per 100,000 female	Switzerland
2020s	0.5054 per 100,000 female	0.5673 per 100,000 female	0.0619 per 100,000 female	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher intentional homicides, female, Sweden or Switzerland?: Sweden, at 0.63 per 100,000 female against 0.6271 per 100,000 female in Switzerland as of 2023.
What is the difference in intentional homicides, female between Sweden and Switzerland?: 0.0029 per 100,000 female, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?: 25 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for intentional homicides, female?: Sweden ranks 95th and Switzerland ranks 96th 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: 03 September 2026

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