Slovakia vs Sweden: Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita
Slovakia
1.12 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Sweden
1.15 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Slovakia rank
126th
Sweden rank
125th
Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita over time
- Slovakia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1.15 homicides per 100,000 population against 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population in Slovakia, a difference of 0.03 homicides per 100,000 population.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Slovakia ahead.
Slovakia ranks 126th and Sweden ranks 125th of 179 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Slovakia averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Slovakia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.4 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.28 homicides per 100,000 population | Slovakia |
| 2000s | 1.92 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.04 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.8871 homicides per 100,000 population | Slovakia |
| 2010s | 1.37 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.9821 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.3855 homicides per 100,000 population | Slovakia |
| 2020s | 1.01 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.13 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1197 homicides per 100,000 population | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate vs. gdp per capita, Slovakia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 1.15 homicides per 100,000 population against 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population in Slovakia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate vs. gdp per capita between Slovakia and Sweden?
- 0.03 homicides per 100,000 population, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Slovakia and Sweden?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Slovakia and Sweden rank globally for homicide rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Slovakia ranks 126th and Sweden ranks 125th 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.