Albania vs Canada: Homicide rate from firearms
Albania
0.8892 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Canada
0.7354 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Albania rank
35th
Canada rank
36th
Homicide rate from firearms over time
- Albania
- Canada
How they compare
Albania currently reports 0.8892 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.7354 homicides per 100,000 population in Canada, a difference of 0.1538 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Albania's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Albania has been ahead every year.
Albania ranks 35th and Canada ranks 36th of 82 countries.
Albania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.93 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5687 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.36 homicides per 100,000 population | Albania |
| 2010s | 2.27 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5484 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.72 homicides per 100,000 population | Albania |
| 2020s | 1.3 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.7825 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5183 homicides per 100,000 population | Albania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate from firearms, Albania or Canada?
- Albania, at 0.8892 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.7354 homicides per 100,000 population in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate from firearms between Albania and Canada?
- 0.1538 homicides per 100,000 population, with Albania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Canada?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
- How do Albania and Canada rank globally for homicide rate from firearms?
- Albania ranks 35th and Canada ranks 36th of 82 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 from firearms. 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 where the weapon was a firearm.