What is the difference in intentional homicides between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iceland?

0.07 per 100,000 people, with Iceland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iceland?

19 years are reported by both, from 2000 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.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Iceland: Intentional homicides

Bosnia and Herzegovina

1.22 per 100,000 people

in 2023

Iceland

1.29 per 100,000 people

in 2023

Bosnia and Herzegovina rank

122nd

Iceland rank

120th

Intentional homicides over time

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Iceland

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 1.29 per 100,000 people against 1.22 per 100,000 people in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a difference of 0.07 per 100,000 people.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Bosnia and Herzegovina's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 122nd and Iceland ranks 120th of 172 countries.

Bosnia and Herzegovina has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Iceland	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.99 per 100,000 people	0.895 per 100,000 people	1.1 per 100,000 people	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010s	1.38 per 100,000 people	0.57 per 100,000 people	0.8073 per 100,000 people	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2020s	1.15 per 100,000 people	1.06 per 100,000 people	0.0909 per 100,000 people	Bosnia and Herzegovina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher intentional homicides, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Iceland?: Iceland, at 1.29 per 100,000 people against 1.22 per 100,000 people in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2023.
What is the difference in intentional homicides between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iceland?: 0.07 per 100,000 people, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iceland?: 19 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iceland rank globally for intentional homicides?: Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 122nd and Iceland ranks 120th 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: 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.