Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Sweden: Homicide rate from firearms
Bosnia and Herzegovina
0.7221 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Sweden
0.5023 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
37th
Sweden rank
39th
Homicide rate from firearms over time
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Sweden
How they compare
Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 0.7221 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.5023 homicides per 100,000 population in Sweden, a difference of 0.2198 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Bosnia and Herzegovina's figure about 1.4 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 37th and Sweden ranks 39th of 82 countries.
Bosnia and Herzegovina has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6302 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2975 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.3327 homicides per 100,000 population | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2020s | 0.5041 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4997 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0045 homicides per 100,000 population | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate from firearms, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Sweden?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 0.7221 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.5023 homicides per 100,000 population in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate from firearms between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sweden?
- 0.2198 homicides per 100,000 population, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sweden?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sweden rank globally for homicide rate from firearms?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 37th and Sweden ranks 39th 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.