What is the difference in homicide rate from firearms between Hong Kong and Malta?

0 homicides per 100,000 population, with Hong Kong ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Malta?

19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.

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.

Hong Kong vs Malta: Homicide rate from firearms

Hong Kong

0 homicides per 100,000 population

in 2023

Malta

0 homicides per 100,000 population

in 2023

Hong Kong rank

75th

Malta rank

75th

Homicide rate from firearms over time

Hong Kong
Malta

How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 0 homicides per 100,000 population against 0 homicides per 100,000 population in Malta, a difference of 0 homicides per 100,000 population.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Malta ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 75th and Malta ranks 75th of 82 countries.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong	Malta	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.0058 homicides per 100,000 population	0.3829 homicides per 100,000 population	0.3772 homicides per 100,000 population	Malta
2010s	0.004 homicides per 100,000 population	0.4586 homicides per 100,000 population	0.4546 homicides per 100,000 population	Malta
2020s	0 homicides per 100,000 population	0.2403 homicides per 100,000 population	0.2403 homicides per 100,000 population	Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate from firearms, Hong Kong or Malta?: Hong Kong, at 0 homicides per 100,000 population against 0 homicides per 100,000 population in Malta as of 2023.
What is the difference in homicide rate from firearms between Hong Kong and Malta?: 0 homicides per 100,000 population, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Malta?: 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong and Malta rank globally for homicide rate from firearms?: Hong Kong ranks 75th and Malta ranks 75th 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: 30 October 2026

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