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

0.0047 per 100,000 people, with Norway ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Norway 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.

Norway vs Portugal: Intentional homicides

Norway

0.7247 per 100,000 people

in 2023

Portugal

0.72 per 100,000 people

in 2022

Norway rank

147th

Portugal rank

149th

Intentional homicides over time

Norway
Portugal

How they compare

Norway currently reports 0.7247 per 100,000 people against 0.72 per 100,000 people in Portugal, a difference of 0.0047 per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Portugal ahead.

Norway ranks 147th and Portugal ranks 149th of 172 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Norway	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.9402 per 100,000 people	1.29 per 100,000 people	0.3503 per 100,000 people	Portugal
2000s	0.904 per 100,000 people	1.14 per 100,000 people	0.2386 per 100,000 people	Portugal
2010s	0.7345 per 100,000 people	0.9502 per 100,000 people	0.2156 per 100,000 people	Portugal
2020s	0.5541 per 100,000 people	0.7634 per 100,000 people	0.2093 per 100,000 people	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher intentional homicides, Norway or Portugal?: Norway, at 0.7247 per 100,000 people against 0.72 per 100,000 people in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in intentional homicides between Norway and Portugal?: 0.0047 per 100,000 people, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Portugal?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Norway and Portugal rank globally for intentional homicides?: Norway ranks 147th 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.