Cyprus vs Greece: Homicide rate from firearms

Cyprus
0.2974 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Greece
0.3319 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Cyprus rank
44th
Greece rank
42nd

Homicide rate from firearms over time

  • Cyprus
  • Greece
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How they compare

Greece currently reports 0.3319 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.2974 homicides per 100,000 population in Cyprus, a difference of 0.0345 homicides per 100,000 population.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Cyprus's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Cyprus ahead.

Cyprus ranks 44th and Greece ranks 42nd of 82 countries.

Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cyprus Greece Difference Ahead
2010s 0.2393 homicides per 100,000 population 0.2513 homicides per 100,000 population 0.012 homicides per 100,000 population Greece
2020s 0.2644 homicides per 100,000 population 0.2915 homicides per 100,000 population 0.0271 homicides per 100,000 population Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate from firearms, Cyprus or Greece?
Greece, at 0.3319 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.2974 homicides per 100,000 population in Cyprus as of 2023.
What is the difference in homicide rate from firearms between Cyprus and Greece?
0.0345 homicides per 100,000 population, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Greece?
8 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
How do Cyprus and Greece rank globally for homicide rate from firearms?
Cyprus ranks 44th and Greece ranks 42nd 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

Indicator
Homicide rate from firearms
Unit
homicides per 100,000 population
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
82 places, 1,019 data points, 2005–2023
Last refreshed

Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population where the weapon was a firearm.