Canada vs Sweden: Homicide rate from firearms
Canada
0.7354 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Sweden
0.5023 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Canada rank
36th
Sweden rank
39th
Homicide rate from firearms over time
- Canada
- Sweden
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.7354 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.5023 homicides per 100,000 population in Sweden, a difference of 0.2331 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.5 times Sweden's.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 36th and Sweden ranks 39th of 82 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5484 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2975 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2509 homicides per 100,000 population | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.7825 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4997 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2828 homicides per 100,000 population | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate from firearms, Canada or Sweden?
- Canada, at 0.7354 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 Canada and Sweden?
- 0.2331 homicides per 100,000 population, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sweden?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Sweden rank globally for homicide rate from firearms?
- Canada ranks 36th 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) – 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.