Belgium vs Finland: Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita
Belgium
1.08 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2021
Finland
0.9819 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Belgium rank
130th
Finland rank
133rd
Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita over time
- Belgium
- Finland
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1.08 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.9819 homicides per 100,000 population in Finland, a difference of 0.0981 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Finland ahead.
Belgium ranks 130th and Finland ranks 133rd of 179 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.24 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.9 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.67 homicides per 100,000 population | Finland |
| 2000s | 2.63 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.8 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1693 homicides per 100,000 population | Finland |
| 2020s | 1.08 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.28 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.201 homicides per 100,000 population | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate vs. gdp per capita, Belgium or Finland?
- Belgium, at 1.08 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.9819 homicides per 100,000 population in Finland as of 2021.
- What is the difference in homicide rate vs. gdp per capita between Belgium and Finland?
- 0.0981 homicides per 100,000 population, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Finland?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Belgium and Finland rank globally for homicide rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Belgium ranks 130th and Finland ranks 133rd of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population.