Lithuania vs Spain: Homicide rate from firearms

Lithuania
0.1073 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2020
Spain
0.1106 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Lithuania rank
63rd
Spain rank
60th

Homicide rate from firearms over time

  • Lithuania
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.1106 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.1073 homicides per 100,000 population in Lithuania, a difference of 0.0033 homicides per 100,000 population.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Lithuania ahead.

Lithuania ranks 63rd and Spain ranks 60th of 82 countries.

Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lithuania Spain Difference Ahead
2010s 0.1416 homicides per 100,000 population 0.1084 homicides per 100,000 population 0.0332 homicides per 100,000 population Lithuania
2020s 0.1073 homicides per 100,000 population 0.0776 homicides per 100,000 population 0.0297 homicides per 100,000 population Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate from firearms, Lithuania or Spain?
Spain, at 0.1106 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.1073 homicides per 100,000 population in Lithuania as of 2023.
What is the difference in homicide rate from firearms between Lithuania and Spain?
0.0033 homicides per 100,000 population, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Spain?
5 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2020.
How do Lithuania and Spain rank globally for homicide rate from firearms?
Lithuania ranks 63rd and Spain ranks 60th 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

Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population where the weapon was a firearm.