What is the difference in homicide rate between Finland and North Macedonia?

0.03 deaths per 100,000 people, with Finland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and North Macedonia?

31 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Finland vs North Macedonia: Homicide rate

Finland

1.12 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

North Macedonia

1.09 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2023

Finland rank

60th

North Macedonia rank

61st

Homicide rate over time

Finland
North Macedonia

How they compare

Finland currently reports 1.12 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.09 deaths per 100,000 people in North Macedonia, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 60th and North Macedonia ranks 61st of 111 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and North Macedonia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	North Macedonia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3.03 deaths per 100,000 people	2.06 deaths per 100,000 people	0.9721 deaths per 100,000 people	Finland
2000s	2.31 deaths per 100,000 people	2.97 deaths per 100,000 people	0.6571 deaths per 100,000 people	North Macedonia
2010s	1.38 deaths per 100,000 people	1.41 deaths per 100,000 people	0.0239 deaths per 100,000 people	North Macedonia
2020s	1.23 deaths per 100,000 people	0.8224 deaths per 100,000 people	0.4108 deaths per 100,000 people	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate, Finland or North Macedonia?: Finland, at 1.12 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.09 deaths per 100,000 people in North Macedonia as of 2022.
What is the difference in homicide rate between Finland and North Macedonia?: 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and North Macedonia?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
How do Finland and North Macedonia rank globally for homicide rate?: Finland ranks 60th and North Macedonia ranks 61st of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Homicide rate
Unit: deaths per 100,000 people
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 111 places, 4,803 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Annual number of deaths from homicide per 100,000 people.