Belgium vs Spain: Share of deaths from homicide
Belgium
0.1%
in 2021
Spain
0.1%
in 2023
Belgium rank
90th
Spain rank
87th
Share of deaths from homicide over time
- Belgium
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Belgium, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1954 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 90th and Spain ranks 87th of 113 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Belgium |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Belgium |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Belgium |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of deaths from homicide, Belgium or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of deaths from homicide between Belgium and Spain?
- 0.0%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Spain?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2021.
- How do Belgium and Spain rank globally for share of deaths from homicide?
- Belgium ranks 90th and Spain ranks 87th of 113 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of deaths from homicide. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The percentage of annual deaths which are homicides.