Homicide rate vs gdp pc in Sweden

Sweden: Homicide rate vs gdp pc was 1.15 in 2023. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2023)
1.15
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
124th
of 176 countries
All-time high
1.33
in 1991
All-time low
0.7143
in 2012
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Homicide rate vs gdp pc in Sweden, 1990–2023

00.511.51990200620231990: 1.11991: 1.31992: 1.31993: 1.21994: 1.11995: 0.9861996: 1.11997: 0.9841998: 11999: 1.12000: 1.12001: 0.9782002: 1.12003: 0.9492004: 1.22005: 0.9192006: 12007: 1.22008: 0.8892009: 12010: 0.972011: 0.8572012: 0.7142013: 0.9062014: 0.8972015: 1.12016: 1.12017: 1.12018: 1.12019: 1.12020: 1.22021: 1.12022: 1.12023: 1.1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 1.15 for homicide rate vs gdp pc in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, homicide rate vs gdp pc in Sweden peaked at 1.33 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.7143, in 2012.

Sweden ranks 124th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.14 0.9835 1.33 10
2000s 1.04 0.8894 1.21 10
2010s 0.9821 0.7143 1.14 10
2020s 1.13 1.08 1.2 4

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 121 Iceland 1.29 compare
  2. 122 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.22 compare
  3. 123 Algeria 1.16 compare
  4. 125 Slovak Republic 1.12 compare
  5. 126 Romania 1.12 compare
  6. 127 United Kingdom 1.12 compare

See the full ranking of 179 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is homicide rate vs gdp pc in Sweden?
Homicide rate vs gdp pc in Sweden was 1.15 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest homicide rate vs gdp pc recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 1.33 in 1991.
What is the lowest homicide rate vs gdp pc recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7143 in 2012.
How does Sweden rank for homicide rate vs gdp pc?
Sweden ranks 124th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
Is homicide rate vs gdp pc rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate vs gdp pc. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Homicide rate vs gdp pc
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 4,154 data points, 1990–2024
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