What is the difference in intentional homicides between Belgium and Finland?

0.0981 per 100,000 people, with Belgium ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Finland?

12 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.

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.

Belgium vs Finland: Intentional homicides

Belgium

1.08 per 100,000 people

in 2021

Finland

0.9819 per 100,000 people

in 2023

Belgium rank

130th

Finland rank

133rd

Intentional homicides over time

Belgium
Finland

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 1.08 per 100,000 people against 0.9819 per 100,000 people in Finland, a difference of 0.0981 per 100,000 people.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Finland ahead.

Belgium ranks 130th and Finland ranks 133rd of 172 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Finland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.24 per 100,000 people	2.9 per 100,000 people	1.67 per 100,000 people	Finland
2000s	2.63 per 100,000 people	2.8 per 100,000 people	0.1693 per 100,000 people	Finland
2020s	1.08 per 100,000 people	1.28 per 100,000 people	0.201 per 100,000 people	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher intentional homicides, Belgium or Finland?: Belgium, at 1.08 per 100,000 people against 0.9819 per 100,000 people in Finland as of 2021.
What is the difference in intentional homicides between Belgium and Finland?: 0.0981 per 100,000 people, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Finland?: 12 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Belgium and Finland rank globally for intentional homicides?: Belgium ranks 130th and Finland ranks 133rd 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.