Finland vs Netherlands: Homicide rate from firearms
Finland
0.1796 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Netherlands
0.1603 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Finland rank
55th
Netherlands rank
58th
Homicide rate from firearms over time
- Finland
- Netherlands
How they compare
Finland currently reports 0.1796 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.1603 homicides per 100,000 population in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0193 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 55th and Netherlands ranks 58th of 82 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4893 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2369 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2524 homicides per 100,000 population | Finland |
| 2010s | 0.2168 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2089 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0078 homicides per 100,000 population | Finland |
| 2020s | 0.1381 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1951 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.057 homicides per 100,000 population | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate from firearms, Finland or Netherlands?
- Finland, at 0.1796 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.1603 homicides per 100,000 population in Netherlands as of 2022.
- What is the difference in homicide rate from firearms between Finland and Netherlands?
- 0.0193 homicides per 100,000 population, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Netherlands?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2022.
- How do Finland and Netherlands rank globally for homicide rate from firearms?
- Finland ranks 55th and Netherlands ranks 58th 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.