Portugal vs Spain: Share of deaths from homicide
Portugal
0.1%
in 2022
Spain
0.1%
in 2023
Portugal rank
85th
Spain rank
87th
Share of deaths from homicide over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Spain, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 85th and Spain ranks 87th of 113 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Portugal |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of deaths from homicide, Portugal or Spain?
- Portugal, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Spain as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of deaths from homicide between Portugal and Spain?
- 0.0%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2022.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for share of deaths from homicide?
- Portugal ranks 85th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
The percentage of annual deaths which are homicides.