Egypt vs Iceland: Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita
Egypt
1.31 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2017
Iceland
1.29 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Egypt rank
121st
Iceland rank
122nd
Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita over time
- Egypt
- Iceland
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 1.31 homicides per 100,000 population against 1.29 homicides per 100,000 population in Iceland, a difference of 0.02 homicides per 100,000 population.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 121st and Iceland ranks 122nd of 179 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3593 homicides per 100,000 population | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.3593 homicides per 100,000 population | Egypt |
| 2000s | 0.8566 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.3933 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4633 homicides per 100,000 population | Egypt |
| 2010s | 2.13 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.6091 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.52 homicides per 100,000 population | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate vs. gdp per capita, Egypt or Iceland?
- Egypt, at 1.31 homicides per 100,000 population against 1.29 homicides per 100,000 population in Iceland as of 2017.
- What is the difference in homicide rate vs. gdp per capita between Egypt and Iceland?
- 0.02 homicides per 100,000 population, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iceland?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2017.
- How do Egypt and Iceland rank globally for homicide rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Egypt ranks 121st and Iceland ranks 122nd 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.