Austria vs Belarus: Homicide rate from firearms
Austria
0.1862 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Belarus
0.2111 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2014
Austria rank
52nd
Belarus rank
51st
Homicide rate from firearms over time
- Austria
- Belarus
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 0.2111 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.1862 homicides per 100,000 population in Austria, a difference of 0.0249 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Belarus's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Belarus has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 52nd and Belarus ranks 51st of 82 countries.
Belarus has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Belarus | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1402 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2622 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.122 homicides per 100,000 population | Belarus |
| 2010s | 0.0878 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1752 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0875 homicides per 100,000 population | Belarus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate from firearms, Austria or Belarus?
- Belarus, at 0.2111 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.1862 homicides per 100,000 population in Austria as of 2014.
- What is the difference in homicide rate from firearms between Austria and Belarus?
- 0.0249 homicides per 100,000 population, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Belarus?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2014.
- How do Austria and Belarus rank globally for homicide rate from firearms?
- Austria ranks 52nd and Belarus ranks 51st 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.