Austria vs New Zealand: Homicide rate from firearms
Austria
0.1862 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
New Zealand
0.2338 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Austria rank
52nd
New Zealand rank
50th
Homicide rate from firearms over time
- Austria
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.2338 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.1862 homicides per 100,000 population in Austria, a difference of 0.0476 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.3 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 52nd and New Zealand ranks 50th of 82 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1402 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1873 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0471 homicides per 100,000 population | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.0973 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2627 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1654 homicides per 100,000 population | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.1521 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2418 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0897 homicides per 100,000 population | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate from firearms, Austria or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 0.2338 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.1862 homicides per 100,000 population in Austria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in homicide rate from firearms between Austria and New Zealand?
- 0.0476 homicides per 100,000 population, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and New Zealand?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2022.
- How do Austria and New Zealand rank globally for homicide rate from firearms?
- Austria ranks 52nd and New Zealand ranks 50th 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.