What is the difference in intentional homicides between Australia and Denmark?

0.0138 per 100,000 people, with Australia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Denmark?

27 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 (per 100,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs Denmark: Intentional homicides

Australia

0.8544 per 100,000 people

in 2023

Denmark

0.8406 per 100,000 people

in 2023

Australia rank

139th

Denmark rank

140th

Intentional homicides over time

Australia
Denmark

How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.8544 per 100,000 people against 0.8406 per 100,000 people in Denmark, a difference of 0.0138 per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 139th and Denmark ranks 140th of 172 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Denmark	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.92 per 100,000 people	1.21 per 100,000 people	0.7105 per 100,000 people	Australia
2000s	1.85 per 100,000 people	0.9831 per 100,000 people	0.8674 per 100,000 people	Australia
2010s	0.9816 per 100,000 people	0.975 per 100,000 people	0.0066 per 100,000 people	Australia
2020s	0.824 per 100,000 people	0.8195 per 100,000 people	0.0045 per 100,000 people	Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher intentional homicides, Australia or Denmark?: Australia, at 0.8544 per 100,000 people against 0.8406 per 100,000 people in Denmark as of 2023.
What is the difference in intentional homicides between Australia and Denmark?: 0.0138 per 100,000 people, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Denmark?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Australia and Denmark rank globally for intentional homicides?: Australia ranks 139th and Denmark ranks 140th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), published as Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)
Unit: per 100,000 people
Source: UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 190 places, 4,286 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.