What is the difference in intentional homicides, male between Portugal and Spain?

0.0948 per 100,000 male, with Portugal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?

22 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2022.

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.

Portugal vs Spain: Intentional homicides, male

Portugal

1.03 per 100,000 male

in 2022

Spain

0.9352 per 100,000 male

in 2023

Portugal rank

109th

Spain rank

112th

Intentional homicides, male over time

Portugal
Spain

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 1.03 per 100,000 male against 0.9352 per 100,000 male in Spain, a difference of 0.0948 per 100,000 male.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Spain ahead.

Portugal ranks 109th and Spain ranks 112th of 132 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Spain	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2 per 100,000 male	1.65 per 100,000 male	0.3504 per 100,000 male	Portugal
2010s	1.28 per 100,000 male	0.8863 per 100,000 male	0.3928 per 100,000 male	Portugal
2020s	1.05 per 100,000 male	0.8558 per 100,000 male	0.1912 per 100,000 male	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher intentional homicides, male, Portugal or Spain?: Portugal, at 1.03 per 100,000 male against 0.9352 per 100,000 male in Spain as of 2022.
What is the difference in intentional homicides, male between Portugal and Spain?: 0.0948 per 100,000 male, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2022.
How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for intentional homicides, male?: Portugal ranks 109th and Spain ranks 112th 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.