Ireland vs Netherlands: Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita
Ireland
0.6543 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Netherlands
0.6909 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Ireland rank
154th
Netherlands rank
151st
Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita over time
- Ireland
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.6909 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.6543 homicides per 100,000 population in Ireland, a difference of 0.0366 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Netherlands ahead.
Ireland ranks 154th and Netherlands ranks 151st of 179 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8593 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.2 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.3386 homicides per 100,000 population | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 1.21 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.05 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1604 homicides per 100,000 population | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.8722 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.7227 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1496 homicides per 100,000 population | Ireland |
| 2020s | 0.6438 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.7216 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0778 homicides per 100,000 population | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate vs. gdp per capita, Ireland or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 0.6909 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.6543 homicides per 100,000 population in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate vs. gdp per capita between Ireland and Netherlands?
- 0.0366 homicides per 100,000 population, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Netherlands?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and Netherlands rank globally for homicide rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Ireland ranks 154th and Netherlands ranks 151st 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.