Greece vs Sweden: Homicide rate from firearms
Greece
0.3319 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Sweden
0.5023 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Greece rank
42nd
Sweden rank
39th
Homicide rate from firearms over time
- Greece
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.5023 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.3319 homicides per 100,000 population in Greece, a difference of 0.1704 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.5 times Greece's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Greece ranks 42nd and Sweden ranks 39th of 82 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2513 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.3901 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1388 homicides per 100,000 population | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.2915 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4997 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2082 homicides per 100,000 population | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate from firearms, Greece or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.5023 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.3319 homicides per 100,000 population in Greece as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate from firearms between Greece and Sweden?
- 0.1704 homicides per 100,000 population, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Sweden?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
- How do Greece and Sweden rank globally for homicide rate from firearms?
- Greece ranks 42nd 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.