What is the difference in intentional homicides between Italy and Malta?

0.0052 per 100,000 people, with Italy ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Malta?

29 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.

Italy vs Malta: Intentional homicides

Italy

0.5681 per 100,000 people

in 2023

Malta

0.5629 per 100,000 people

in 2023

Italy rank

158th

Malta rank

160th

Intentional homicides over time

Italy
Malta

How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.5681 per 100,000 people against 0.5629 per 100,000 people in Malta, a difference of 0.0052 per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 158th and Malta ranks 160th of 172 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Malta	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.24 per 100,000 people	1.42 per 100,000 people	0.8211 per 100,000 people	Italy
2000s	1.11 per 100,000 people	1.03 per 100,000 people	0.0761 per 100,000 people	Italy
2010s	0.7468 per 100,000 people	1.4 per 100,000 people	0.6577 per 100,000 people	Malta
2020s	0.5228 per 100,000 people	0.9524 per 100,000 people	0.4296 per 100,000 people	Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher intentional homicides, Italy or Malta?: Italy, at 0.5681 per 100,000 people against 0.5629 per 100,000 people in Malta as of 2023.
What is the difference in intentional homicides between Italy and Malta?: 0.0052 per 100,000 people, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Malta?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Italy and Malta rank globally for intentional homicides?: Italy ranks 158th and Malta ranks 160th 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.