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

0.0346 per 100,000 people, with Switzerland ahead.

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

25 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.

Malta vs Switzerland: Intentional homicides

Malta

0.5629 per 100,000 people

in 2023

Switzerland

0.5975 per 100,000 people

in 2023

Malta rank

160th

Switzerland rank

157th

Intentional homicides over time

Malta
Switzerland

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.5975 per 100,000 people against 0.5629 per 100,000 people in Malta, a difference of 0.0346 per 100,000 people.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Switzerland ahead.

Malta ranks 160th and Switzerland ranks 157th of 172 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.42 per 100,000 people	1.34 per 100,000 people	0.0739 per 100,000 people	Malta
2000s	1.23 per 100,000 people	0.9978 per 100,000 people	0.2322 per 100,000 people	Malta
2010s	1.4 per 100,000 people	0.5894 per 100,000 people	0.815 per 100,000 people	Malta
2020s	0.9524 per 100,000 people	0.5254 per 100,000 people	0.4271 per 100,000 people	Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher intentional homicides, Malta or Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 0.5975 per 100,000 people against 0.5629 per 100,000 people in Malta as of 2023.
What is the difference in intentional homicides between Malta and Switzerland?: 0.0346 per 100,000 people, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Switzerland?: 25 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Malta and Switzerland rank globally for intentional homicides?: Malta ranks 160th 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.