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

0.0291 per 100,000 people, with Portugal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands 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.

Netherlands vs Portugal: Intentional homicides

Netherlands

0.6909 per 100,000 people

in 2023

Portugal

0.72 per 100,000 people

in 2022

Netherlands rank

151st

Portugal rank

149th

Intentional homicides over time

Netherlands
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.72 per 100,000 people against 0.6909 per 100,000 people in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0291 per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Portugal ahead.

Netherlands ranks 151st and Portugal ranks 149th of 172 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Netherlands	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.2 per 100,000 people	1.29 per 100,000 people	0.0926 per 100,000 people	Portugal
2000s	1.16 per 100,000 people	1.14 per 100,000 people	0.0132 per 100,000 people	Netherlands
2010s	0.7227 per 100,000 people	0.9502 per 100,000 people	0.2275 per 100,000 people	Portugal
2020s	0.7318 per 100,000 people	0.7634 per 100,000 people	0.0316 per 100,000 people	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher intentional homicides, Netherlands or Portugal?: Portugal, at 0.72 per 100,000 people against 0.6909 per 100,000 people in Netherlands as of 2022.
What is the difference in intentional homicides between Netherlands and Portugal?: 0.0291 per 100,000 people, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Portugal?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Netherlands and Portugal rank globally for intentional homicides?: Netherlands ranks 151st 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.