What is the difference in intentional homicides between Croatia and Spain?

0.0236 per 100,000 people, with Spain ahead.

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

34 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.

Croatia vs Spain: Intentional homicides

Croatia

0.6673 per 100,000 people

in 2023

Spain

0.6909 per 100,000 people

in 2023

Croatia rank

153rd

Spain rank

152nd

Intentional homicides over time

Croatia
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.6909 per 100,000 people against 0.6673 per 100,000 people in Croatia, a difference of 0.0236 per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Croatia ahead.

Croatia ranks 153rd and Spain ranks 152nd of 172 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Croatia	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4.14 per 100,000 people	1.14 per 100,000 people	3 per 100,000 people	Croatia
2000s	1.7 per 100,000 people	1.17 per 100,000 people	0.5203 per 100,000 people	Croatia
2010s	1.02 per 100,000 people	0.7028 per 100,000 people	0.3193 per 100,000 people	Croatia
2020s	0.8283 per 100,000 people	0.668 per 100,000 people	0.1603 per 100,000 people	Croatia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher intentional homicides, Croatia or Spain?: Spain, at 0.6909 per 100,000 people against 0.6673 per 100,000 people in Croatia as of 2023.
What is the difference in intentional homicides between Croatia and Spain?: 0.0236 per 100,000 people, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Spain?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Croatia and Spain rank globally for intentional homicides?: Croatia ranks 153rd and Spain ranks 152nd 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.