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

0.0294 per 100,000 people, with Switzerland ahead.

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

28 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 Switzerland: Intentional homicides

Italy

0.5681 per 100,000 people

in 2023

Switzerland

0.5975 per 100,000 people

in 2023

Italy rank

158th

Switzerland rank

157th

Intentional homicides over time

Italy
Switzerland

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.5975 per 100,000 people against 0.5681 per 100,000 people in Italy, a difference of 0.0294 per 100,000 people.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 158th and Switzerland ranks 157th of 172 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.06 per 100,000 people	1.3 per 100,000 people	0.7656 per 100,000 people	Italy
2000s	1.17 per 100,000 people	0.9978 per 100,000 people	0.1725 per 100,000 people	Italy
2010s	0.7468 per 100,000 people	0.5894 per 100,000 people	0.1573 per 100,000 people	Italy
2020s	0.5228 per 100,000 people	0.5254 per 100,000 people	0.0026 per 100,000 people	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher intentional homicides, Italy or Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 0.5975 per 100,000 people against 0.5681 per 100,000 people in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in intentional homicides between Italy and Switzerland?: 0.0294 per 100,000 people, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Switzerland?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Italy and Switzerland rank globally for intentional homicides?: Italy ranks 158th and Switzerland ranks 157th 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.