Australia vs Kazakhstan: Homicide rate from firearms
Australia
0.0945 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Kazakhstan
0.1027 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2020
Australia rank
66th
Kazakhstan rank
65th
Homicide rate from firearms over time
- Australia
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 0.1027 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.0945 homicides per 100,000 population in Australia, a difference of 0.0082 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Kazakhstan has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 66th and Kazakhstan ranks 65th of 82 countries.
Kazakhstan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1482 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5744 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4262 homicides per 100,000 population | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 0.1454 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4489 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.3036 homicides per 100,000 population | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 0.0777 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1027 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.025 homicides per 100,000 population | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate from firearms, Australia or Kazakhstan?
- Kazakhstan, at 0.1027 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.0945 homicides per 100,000 population in Australia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in homicide rate from firearms between Australia and Kazakhstan?
- 0.0082 homicides per 100,000 population, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Kazakhstan?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2020.
- How do Australia and Kazakhstan rank globally for homicide rate from firearms?
- Australia ranks 66th and Kazakhstan ranks 65th of 82 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) β 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.