Australia vs Mongolia: Homicide rate from firearms
Australia
0.0945 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Mongolia
0.0583 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Australia rank
66th
Mongolia rank
69th
Homicide rate from firearms over time
- Australia
- Mongolia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.0945 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.0583 homicides per 100,000 population in Mongolia, a difference of 0.0362 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.6 times Mongolia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Mongolia ahead.
Australia ranks 66th and Mongolia ranks 69th of 82 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Mongolia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1529 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4814 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.3285 homicides per 100,000 population | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 0.1365 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1445 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.008 homicides per 100,000 population | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 0.0967 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0744 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0223 homicides per 100,000 population | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate from firearms, Australia or Mongolia?
- Australia, at 0.0945 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.0583 homicides per 100,000 population in Mongolia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate from firearms between Australia and Mongolia?
- 0.0362 homicides per 100,000 population, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Mongolia?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Mongolia rank globally for homicide rate from firearms?
- Australia ranks 66th and Mongolia ranks 69th 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.