What is the difference in intentional homicides between China and Republic of Korea?

0.0246 per 100,000 people, with China ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China and Republic of Korea?

22 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.

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.

China vs Republic of Korea: Intentional homicides

China

0.5019 per 100,000 people

in 2020

Republic of Korea

0.4773 per 100,000 people

in 2023

China rank

162nd

Republic of Korea rank

164th

Intentional homicides over time

China
Republic of Korea

How they compare

China currently reports 0.5019 per 100,000 people against 0.4773 per 100,000 people in Republic of Korea, a difference of 0.0246 per 100,000 people.

That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Republic of Korea's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1995 it was China ahead.

China ranks 162nd and Republic of Korea ranks 164th of 172 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Republic of Korea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	Republic of Korea	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.14 per 100,000 people	0.5489 per 100,000 people	1.59 per 100,000 people	China
2000s	1.52 per 100,000 people	0.8851 per 100,000 people	0.6388 per 100,000 people	China
2010s	0.7086 per 100,000 people	0.7326 per 100,000 people	0.024 per 100,000 people	Republic of Korea
2020s	0.5019 per 100,000 people	0.5939 per 100,000 people	0.0921 per 100,000 people	Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher intentional homicides, China or Republic of Korea?: China, at 0.5019 per 100,000 people against 0.4773 per 100,000 people in Republic of Korea as of 2020.
What is the difference in intentional homicides between China and Republic of Korea?: 0.0246 per 100,000 people, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Republic of Korea?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
How do China and Republic of Korea rank globally for intentional homicides?: China ranks 162nd and Republic of Korea ranks 164th 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.