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
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) 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.