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

0.0145 per 100,000 people, with Malaysia ahead.

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

27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.

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 Portugal: Intentional homicides

Malaysia

0.7345 per 100,000 people

in 2023

Portugal

0.72 per 100,000 people

in 2022

Malaysia rank

146th

Portugal rank

149th

Intentional homicides over time

Malaysia
Portugal

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.7345 per 100,000 people against 0.72 per 100,000 people in Portugal, a difference of 0.0145 per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 146th and Portugal ranks 149th of 172 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.15 per 100,000 people	1.29 per 100,000 people	0.8555 per 100,000 people	Malaysia
2000s	2.32 per 100,000 people	1.14 per 100,000 people	1.18 per 100,000 people	Malaysia
2010s	1.56 per 100,000 people	0.9502 per 100,000 people	0.6078 per 100,000 people	Malaysia
2020s	0.7157 per 100,000 people	0.7634 per 100,000 people	0.0477 per 100,000 people	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher intentional homicides, Malaysia or Portugal?: Malaysia, at 0.7345 per 100,000 people against 0.72 per 100,000 people in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in intentional homicides between Malaysia and Portugal?: 0.0145 per 100,000 people, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Portugal?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Malaysia and Portugal rank globally for intentional homicides?: Malaysia ranks 146th and Portugal ranks 149th 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.