What is the difference in intentional homicides, male between Ireland and Norway?

0.1029 per 100,000 male, with Ireland ahead.

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

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 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, male (per 100,000 male). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ireland vs Norway: Intentional homicides, male

Ireland

0.894 per 100,000 male

in 2023

Norway

0.7911 per 100,000 male

in 2023

Ireland rank

116th

Norway rank

119th

Intentional homicides, male over time

Ireland
Norway

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 0.894 per 100,000 male against 0.7911 per 100,000 male in Norway, a difference of 0.1029 per 100,000 male.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Norway ahead.

Ireland ranks 116th and Norway ranks 119th of 132 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.32 per 100,000 male	1.23 per 100,000 male	0.0877 per 100,000 male	Ireland
2000s	1.97 per 100,000 male	0.9306 per 100,000 male	1.04 per 100,000 male	Ireland
2010s	1.37 per 100,000 male	0.7902 per 100,000 male	0.5753 per 100,000 male	Ireland
2020s	0.9535 per 100,000 male	0.6097 per 100,000 male	0.3438 per 100,000 male	Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher intentional homicides, male, Ireland or Norway?: Ireland, at 0.894 per 100,000 male against 0.7911 per 100,000 male in Norway as of 2023.
What is the difference in intentional homicides, male between Ireland and Norway?: 0.1029 per 100,000 male, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Norway?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Norway rank globally for intentional homicides, male?: Ireland ranks 116th and Norway ranks 119th of 132 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), published as Intentional homicides, male (per 100,000 male). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Intentional homicides, male (per 100,000 male)
Unit: per 100,000 male
Source: UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 146 places, 2,857 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.