What is the difference in homicide rate between Hungary and Slovakia?

0.0528 deaths per 100,000 people, with Hungary ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Slovakia?

28 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.

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.

Hungary vs Slovakia: Homicide rate

Hungary

0.7715 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2023

Slovakia

0.7187 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2023

Hungary rank

76th

Slovakia rank

79th

Homicide rate over time

Hungary
Slovakia

How they compare

Hungary currently reports 0.7715 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.7187 deaths per 100,000 people in Slovakia, a difference of 0.0528 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Hungary's figure about 1.1 times Slovakia's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Hungary has been ahead every year.

Hungary ranks 76th and Slovakia ranks 79th of 111 countries.

Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hungary	Slovakia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3.45 deaths per 100,000 people	2.29 deaths per 100,000 people	1.16 deaths per 100,000 people	Hungary
2000s	2.11 deaths per 100,000 people	1.77 deaths per 100,000 people	0.34 deaths per 100,000 people	Hungary
2010s	1.11 deaths per 100,000 people	0.8224 deaths per 100,000 people	0.2922 deaths per 100,000 people	Hungary
2020s	0.8494 deaths per 100,000 people	0.5517 deaths per 100,000 people	0.2977 deaths per 100,000 people	Hungary

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate, Hungary or Slovakia?: Hungary, at 0.7715 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.7187 deaths per 100,000 people in Slovakia as of 2023.
What is the difference in homicide rate between Hungary and Slovakia?: 0.0528 deaths per 100,000 people, with Hungary ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Slovakia?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Hungary and Slovakia rank globally for homicide rate?: Hungary ranks 76th and Slovakia ranks 79th 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.