Austria vs Finland: Homicide rate from firearms
Austria
0.1862 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Finland
0.1796 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Austria rank
52nd
Finland rank
55th
Homicide rate from firearms over time
- Austria
- Finland
How they compare
Austria currently reports 0.1862 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.1796 homicides per 100,000 population in Finland, a difference of 0.0066 homicides per 100,000 population.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Finland ahead.
Austria ranks 52nd and Finland ranks 55th of 82 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and Finland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1592 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4115 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2523 homicides per 100,000 population | Finland |
| 2010s | 0.0973 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2168 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1194 homicides per 100,000 population | Finland |
| 2020s | 0.1521 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1381 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.014 homicides per 100,000 population | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate from firearms, Austria or Finland?
- Austria, at 0.1862 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.1796 homicides per 100,000 population in Finland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate from firearms between Austria and Finland?
- 0.0066 homicides per 100,000 population, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Finland?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Austria and Finland rank globally for homicide rate from firearms?
- Austria ranks 52nd and Finland ranks 55th 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.