Hungary vs Mongolia: Homicide rate from firearms

Hungary
0.0413 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Mongolia
0.0583 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Hungary rank
72nd
Mongolia rank
69th

Homicide rate from firearms over time

  • Hungary
  • Mongolia
00.20.40.6200520142023

How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 0.0583 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.0413 homicides per 100,000 population in Hungary, a difference of 0.017 homicides per 100,000 population.

That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.4 times Hungary's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Mongolia ahead.

Hungary ranks 72nd and Mongolia ranks 69th of 82 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Hungary Mongolia Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1031 homicides per 100,000 population 0.4814 homicides per 100,000 population 0.3783 homicides per 100,000 population Mongolia
2010s 0.0854 homicides per 100,000 population 0.1494 homicides per 100,000 population 0.064 homicides per 100,000 population Mongolia
2020s 0.0437 homicides per 100,000 population 0.0744 homicides per 100,000 population 0.0306 homicides per 100,000 population Mongolia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate from firearms, Hungary or Mongolia?
Mongolia, at 0.0583 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.0413 homicides per 100,000 population in Hungary as of 2023.
What is the difference in homicide rate from firearms between Hungary and Mongolia?
0.017 homicides per 100,000 population, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Mongolia?
16 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2023.
How do Hungary and Mongolia rank globally for homicide rate from firearms?
Hungary ranks 72nd and Mongolia ranks 69th 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

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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