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

0 homicides per 100,000 population, with Iceland ahead.

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

17 years are reported by both, from 2007 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.

Iceland vs Malta: Homicide rate from firearms

Iceland

0 homicides per 100,000 population

in 2023

Malta

0 homicides per 100,000 population

in 2023

Iceland rank

75th

Malta rank

75th

Homicide rate from firearms over time

Iceland
Malta

How they compare

Iceland 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 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Malta ahead.

Iceland 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	Iceland	Malta	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.107 homicides per 100,000 population	0.5576 homicides per 100,000 population	0.4506 homicides per 100,000 population	Malta
2010s	0.0298 homicides per 100,000 population	0.4586 homicides per 100,000 population	0.4288 homicides per 100,000 population	Malta
2020s	0.1328 homicides per 100,000 population	0.2403 homicides per 100,000 population	0.1075 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, Iceland or Malta?: Iceland, 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 Iceland and Malta?: 0 homicides per 100,000 population, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Malta?: 17 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Malta rank globally for homicide rate from firearms?: Iceland 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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