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

0.0383 per 100,000 people, with Denmark ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Poland?

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.

Denmark vs Poland: Intentional homicides

Denmark

0.8406 per 100,000 people

in 2023

Poland

0.8023 per 100,000 people

in 2023

Denmark rank

140th

Poland rank

143rd

Intentional homicides over time

Denmark
Poland

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 0.8406 per 100,000 people against 0.8023 per 100,000 people in Poland, a difference of 0.0383 per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Poland ahead.

Denmark ranks 140th and Poland ranks 143rd of 172 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Poland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.21 per 100,000 people	2.15 per 100,000 people	0.9415 per 100,000 people	Poland
2000s	0.9831 per 100,000 people	2.05 per 100,000 people	1.06 per 100,000 people	Poland
2010s	0.975 per 100,000 people	0.8313 per 100,000 people	0.1437 per 100,000 people	Denmark
2020s	0.8195 per 100,000 people	0.7301 per 100,000 people	0.0895 per 100,000 people	Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher intentional homicides, Denmark or Poland?: Denmark, at 0.8406 per 100,000 people against 0.8023 per 100,000 people in Poland as of 2023.
What is the difference in intentional homicides between Denmark and Poland?: 0.0383 per 100,000 people, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Poland?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Poland rank globally for intentional homicides?: Denmark ranks 140th and Poland ranks 143rd 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.