France vs Iceland: Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita
France
1.35 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2024
Iceland
1.29 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
France rank
119th
Iceland rank
122nd
Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita over time
- France
- Iceland
How they compare
France currently reports 1.35 homicides per 100,000 population against 1.29 homicides per 100,000 population in Iceland, a difference of 0.06 homicides per 100,000 population.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1994 it was France ahead.
France ranks 119th and Iceland ranks 122nd of 179 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.94 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.305 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.63 homicides per 100,000 population | France |
| 2000s | 1.61 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.6857 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.9249 homicides per 100,000 population | France |
| 2010s | 1.23 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.57 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.6605 homicides per 100,000 population | France |
| 2020s | 1.18 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.06 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.123 homicides per 100,000 population | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate vs. gdp per capita, France or Iceland?
- France, at 1.35 homicides per 100,000 population against 1.29 homicides per 100,000 population in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in homicide rate vs. gdp per capita between France and Iceland?
- 0.06 homicides per 100,000 population, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Iceland?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
- How do France and Iceland rank globally for homicide rate vs. gdp per capita?
- France ranks 119th 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.