Italy vs Switzerland: Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita
Italy
0.5681 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Switzerland
0.5975 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Italy rank
158th
Switzerland rank
157th
Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita over time
- Italy
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.5975 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.5681 homicides per 100,000 population in Italy, a difference of 0.0294 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 158th and Switzerland ranks 157th of 179 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.06 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.3 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.7656 homicides per 100,000 population | Italy |
| 2000s | 1.17 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.9978 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1725 homicides per 100,000 population | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.7468 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5894 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1573 homicides per 100,000 population | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.5228 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5254 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0026 homicides per 100,000 population | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate vs. gdp per capita, Italy or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.5975 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.5681 homicides per 100,000 population in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate vs. gdp per capita between Italy and Switzerland?
- 0.0294 homicides per 100,000 population, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Switzerland?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Switzerland rank globally for homicide rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Italy ranks 158th and Switzerland ranks 157th 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.