What is the difference in intentional homicides between Spain and United Arab Emirates?

0.0023 per 100,000 people, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United Arab Emirates?

10 years are reported by both, from 2010 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.

Spain vs United Arab Emirates: Intentional homicides

Spain

0.6909 per 100,000 people

in 2023

United Arab Emirates

0.6932 per 100,000 people

in 2022

Spain rank

152nd

United Arab Emirates rank

150th

Intentional homicides over time

Spain
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.6932 per 100,000 people against 0.6909 per 100,000 people in Spain, a difference of 0.0023 per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2010 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Spain ranks 152nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 150th of 172 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Spain	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
2010s	0.7329 per 100,000 people	0.7767 per 100,000 people	0.0438 per 100,000 people	United Arab Emirates
2020s	0.6604 per 100,000 people	0.6102 per 100,000 people	0.0502 per 100,000 people	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher intentional homicides, Spain or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 0.6932 per 100,000 people against 0.6909 per 100,000 people in Spain as of 2022.
What is the difference in intentional homicides between Spain and United Arab Emirates?: 0.0023 per 100,000 people, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United Arab Emirates?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2022.
How do Spain and United Arab Emirates rank globally for intentional homicides?: Spain ranks 152nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 150th 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.