What is the difference in intentional homicides between Switzerland and Palestine, State of?

0.0245 per 100,000 people, with Palestine, State of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Palestine, State of?

22 years are reported by both, from 1995 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.

Switzerland vs Palestine, State of: Intentional homicides

Switzerland

0.5975 per 100,000 people

in 2023

Palestine, State of

0.622 per 100,000 people

in 2022

Switzerland rank

157th

Palestine, State of rank

155th

Intentional homicides over time

Switzerland
Palestine, State of

How they compare

Palestine, State of currently reports 0.622 per 100,000 people against 0.5975 per 100,000 people in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0245 per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Palestine, State of ahead.

Switzerland ranks 157th and Palestine, State of ranks 155th of 172 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Switzerland averaged higher in 1 and Palestine, State of in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Switzerland	Palestine, State of	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.18 per 100,000 people	2.08 per 100,000 people	0.9047 per 100,000 people	Palestine, State of
2000s	0.9978 per 100,000 people	1.69 per 100,000 people	0.6873 per 100,000 people	Palestine, State of
2010s	0.5894 per 100,000 people	0.5622 per 100,000 people	0.0273 per 100,000 people	Switzerland
2020s	0.5013 per 100,000 people	0.5443 per 100,000 people	0.0429 per 100,000 people	Palestine, State of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher intentional homicides, Switzerland or Palestine, State of?: Palestine, State of, at 0.622 per 100,000 people against 0.5975 per 100,000 people in Switzerland as of 2022.
What is the difference in intentional homicides between Switzerland and Palestine, State of?: 0.0245 per 100,000 people, with Palestine, State of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Palestine, State of?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
How do Switzerland and Palestine, State of rank globally for intentional homicides?: Switzerland ranks 157th and Palestine, State of ranks 155th 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: 03 September 2026

An intentional homicide is defined as an unlawful death inflicted upon a person with the intent to cause death or serious injury.