Czechia vs New Zealand: Homicide rate from firearms

Czechia
0.259 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
New Zealand
0.2338 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Czechia rank
48th
New Zealand rank
50th

Homicide rate from firearms over time

  • Czechia
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

Czechia currently reports 0.259 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.2338 homicides per 100,000 population in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0252 homicides per 100,000 population.

That makes Czechia's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Czechia ahead.

Czechia ranks 48th and New Zealand ranks 50th of 82 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Czechia New Zealand Difference Ahead
2000s 0.2958 homicides per 100,000 population 0.1873 homicides per 100,000 population 0.1085 homicides per 100,000 population Czechia
2010s 0.092 homicides per 100,000 population 0.2647 homicides per 100,000 population 0.1727 homicides per 100,000 population New Zealand
2020s 0.0724 homicides per 100,000 population 0.2418 homicides per 100,000 population 0.1695 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, Czechia or New Zealand?
Czechia, at 0.259 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.2338 homicides per 100,000 population in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in homicide rate from firearms between Czechia and New Zealand?
0.0252 homicides per 100,000 population, with Czechia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and New Zealand?
15 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2022.
How do Czechia and New Zealand rank globally for homicide rate from firearms?
Czechia ranks 48th 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) – 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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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

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