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

0.0227 per 100,000 people, with Denmark ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus 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.

Cyprus vs Denmark: Intentional homicides

Cyprus

0.8179 per 100,000 people

in 2023

Denmark

0.8406 per 100,000 people

in 2023

Cyprus rank

143rd

Denmark rank

141st

Intentional homicides over time

Cyprus
Denmark

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 0.8406 per 100,000 people against 0.8179 per 100,000 people in Cyprus, a difference of 0.0227 per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Denmark ahead.

Cyprus ranks 143rd and Denmark ranks 141st of 173 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 2 and Denmark in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cyprus	Denmark	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.7127 per 100,000 people	1.21 per 100,000 people	0.4983 per 100,000 people	Denmark
2000s	0.5913 per 100,000 people	0.9831 per 100,000 people	0.3918 per 100,000 people	Denmark
2010s	1.05 per 100,000 people	0.975 per 100,000 people	0.0746 per 100,000 people	Cyprus
2020s	0.9463 per 100,000 people	0.8195 per 100,000 people	0.1268 per 100,000 people	Cyprus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher intentional homicides, Cyprus or Denmark?: Denmark, at 0.8406 per 100,000 people against 0.8179 per 100,000 people in Cyprus as of 2023.
What is the difference in intentional homicides between Cyprus and Denmark?: 0.0227 per 100,000 people, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Denmark?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Cyprus and Denmark rank globally for intentional homicides?: Cyprus ranks 143rd and Denmark ranks 141st of 173 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.