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

0.0217 per 100,000 people, with Greece ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Greece?

32 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 Greece: Intentional homicides

Cyprus

0.8179 per 100,000 people

in 2023

Greece

0.8396 per 100,000 people

in 2023

Cyprus rank

142nd

Greece rank

141st

Intentional homicides over time

Cyprus
Greece

How they compare

Greece currently reports 0.8396 per 100,000 people against 0.8179 per 100,000 people in Cyprus, a difference of 0.0217 per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Greece ahead.

Cyprus ranks 142nd and Greece ranks 141st of 172 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cyprus	Greece	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.7127 per 100,000 people	1.44 per 100,000 people	0.7298 per 100,000 people	Greece
2000s	1.2 per 100,000 people	1.14 per 100,000 people	0.058 per 100,000 people	Cyprus
2010s	1.05 per 100,000 people	1.12 per 100,000 people	0.0711 per 100,000 people	Greece
2020s	0.9463 per 100,000 people	0.8834 per 100,000 people	0.0629 per 100,000 people	Cyprus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher intentional homicides, Cyprus or Greece?: Greece, at 0.8396 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 Greece?: 0.0217 per 100,000 people, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Greece?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Cyprus and Greece rank globally for intentional homicides?: Cyprus ranks 142nd and Greece ranks 141st 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.