What is the difference in intentional homicides between Malaysia and Norway?

0.0098 per 100,000 people, with Malaysia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Norway?

33 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.

Malaysia vs Norway: Intentional homicides

Malaysia

0.7345 per 100,000 people

in 2023

Norway

0.7247 per 100,000 people

in 2023

Malaysia rank

146th

Norway rank

147th

Intentional homicides over time

Malaysia
Norway

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.7345 per 100,000 people against 0.7247 per 100,000 people in Norway, a difference of 0.0098 per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 146th and Norway ranks 147th of 172 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.15 per 100,000 people	0.9402 per 100,000 people	1.21 per 100,000 people	Malaysia
2000s	2.23 per 100,000 people	0.7843 per 100,000 people	1.44 per 100,000 people	Malaysia
2010s	1.56 per 100,000 people	0.7345 per 100,000 people	0.8234 per 100,000 people	Malaysia
2020s	0.7204 per 100,000 people	0.5968 per 100,000 people	0.1236 per 100,000 people	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher intentional homicides, Malaysia or Norway?: Malaysia, at 0.7345 per 100,000 people against 0.7247 per 100,000 people in Norway as of 2023.
What is the difference in intentional homicides between Malaysia and Norway?: 0.0098 per 100,000 people, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Norway?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Norway rank globally for intentional homicides?: Malaysia ranks 146th and Norway ranks 147th 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.