Italy vs Malta: Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita
Italy
0.5681 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Malta
0.5629 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Italy rank
158th
Malta rank
160th
Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita over time
- Italy
- Malta
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.5681 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.5629 homicides per 100,000 population in Malta, a difference of 0.0052 homicides per 100,000 population.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 158th and Malta ranks 160th of 179 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.24 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.42 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.8211 homicides per 100,000 population | Italy |
| 2000s | 1.11 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.03 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0761 homicides per 100,000 population | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.7468 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.4 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.6577 homicides per 100,000 population | Malta |
| 2020s | 0.5228 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.9524 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4296 homicides per 100,000 population | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate vs. gdp per capita, Italy or Malta?
- Italy, at 0.5681 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.5629 homicides per 100,000 population in Malta as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate vs. gdp per capita between Italy and Malta?
- 0.0052 homicides per 100,000 population, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Malta?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Malta rank globally for homicide rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Italy ranks 158th and Malta ranks 160th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – 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.