Norway vs Portugal: Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita
Norway
0.7247 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Portugal
0.72 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Norway rank
147th
Portugal rank
149th
Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita over time
- Norway
- Portugal
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.7247 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.72 homicides per 100,000 population in Portugal, a difference of 0.0047 homicides per 100,000 population.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Portugal ahead.
Norway ranks 147th and Portugal ranks 149th of 179 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9402 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.29 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.3503 homicides per 100,000 population | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.904 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.14 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2386 homicides per 100,000 population | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.7345 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.9502 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2156 homicides per 100,000 population | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.5541 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.7634 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2093 homicides per 100,000 population | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate vs. gdp per capita, Norway or Portugal?
- Norway, at 0.7247 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.72 homicides per 100,000 population in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate vs. gdp per capita between Norway and Portugal?
- 0.0047 homicides per 100,000 population, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Portugal?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Norway and Portugal rank globally for homicide rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Norway ranks 147th and Portugal ranks 149th 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.