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

0 per 100,000 people, with Netherlands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Spain?

34 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.

Netherlands vs Spain: Intentional homicides

Netherlands

0.6909 per 100,000 people

in 2023

Spain

0.6909 per 100,000 people

in 2023

Netherlands rank

151st

Spain rank

152nd

Intentional homicides over time

Netherlands
Spain

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 0.6909 per 100,000 people against 0.6909 per 100,000 people in Spain, a difference of 0 per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Spain ahead.

Netherlands ranks 151st and Spain ranks 152nd of 172 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Netherlands	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.2 per 100,000 people	1.14 per 100,000 people	0.0596 per 100,000 people	Netherlands
2000s	1.05 per 100,000 people	1.17 per 100,000 people	0.126 per 100,000 people	Spain
2010s	0.7227 per 100,000 people	0.7028 per 100,000 people	0.0199 per 100,000 people	Netherlands
2020s	0.7216 per 100,000 people	0.668 per 100,000 people	0.0535 per 100,000 people	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher intentional homicides, Netherlands or Spain?: Netherlands, at 0.6909 per 100,000 people against 0.6909 per 100,000 people in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in intentional homicides between Netherlands and Spain?: 0 per 100,000 people, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Spain?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Netherlands and Spain rank globally for intentional homicides?: Netherlands ranks 151st and Spain ranks 152nd 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.