Australia vs Lithuania: Homicide rate from firearms
Australia
0.0945 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Lithuania
0.1073 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2020
Australia rank
66th
Lithuania rank
63rd
Homicide rate from firearms over time
- Australia
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 0.1073 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.0945 homicides per 100,000 population in Australia, a difference of 0.0128 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 66th and Lithuania ranks 63rd of 82 countries.
Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1183 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1416 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0233 homicides per 100,000 population | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 0.0777 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1073 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0296 homicides per 100,000 population | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate from firearms, Australia or Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at 0.1073 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 Lithuania?
- 0.0128 homicides per 100,000 population, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Lithuania?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2020.
- How do Australia and Lithuania rank globally for homicide rate from firearms?
- Australia ranks 66th and Lithuania ranks 63rd 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.