Australia vs Austria: Homicide rate
Australia
0.8544 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Austria
0.8762 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Australia rank
140th
Austria rank
139th
Homicide rate over time
- Australia
- Austria
How they compare
Austria currently reports 0.8762 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.8544 homicides per 100,000 population in Australia, a difference of 0.0218 homicides per 100,000 population.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 140th and Austria ranks 139th of 179 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Austria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.92 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.06 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.8603 homicides per 100,000 population | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.47 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.728 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.7394 homicides per 100,000 population | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.9816 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.758 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2236 homicides per 100,000 population | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.824 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.8003 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0237 homicides per 100,000 population | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Australia or Austria?
- Austria, at 0.8762 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.8544 homicides per 100,000 population in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Australia and Austria?
- 0.0218 homicides per 100,000 population, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Austria?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Austria rank globally for homicide rate?
- Australia ranks 140th and Austria ranks 139th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (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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About this data
Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population.