What is the difference in intentional homicides between Greenland and Yemen?

0.46 per 100,000 people, with Yemen ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Yemen?

10 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2013.

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.

Greenland vs Yemen: Intentional homicides

Greenland

5.35 per 100,000 people

in 2016

Yemen

5.81 per 100,000 people

in 2013

Greenland rank

58th

Yemen rank

55th

Intentional homicides over time

Greenland
Yemen

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 5.81 per 100,000 people against 5.35 per 100,000 people in Greenland, a difference of 0.46 per 100,000 people.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Greenland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Greenland ahead.

Greenland ranks 58th and Yemen ranks 55th of 172 countries.

Greenland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greenland	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1990s	15.14 per 100,000 people	4.36 per 100,000 people	10.78 per 100,000 people	Greenland
2000s	17.24 per 100,000 people	3.39 per 100,000 people	13.85 per 100,000 people	Greenland
2010s	11.92 per 100,000 people	5.15 per 100,000 people	6.77 per 100,000 people	Greenland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher intentional homicides, Greenland or Yemen?: Yemen, at 5.81 per 100,000 people against 5.35 per 100,000 people in Greenland as of 2013.
What is the difference in intentional homicides between Greenland and Yemen?: 0.46 per 100,000 people, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Yemen?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2013.
How do Greenland and Yemen rank globally for intentional homicides?: Greenland ranks 58th and Yemen ranks 55th 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.