Malta vs Morocco: Homicide rate from firearms

Malta
0 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Morocco
0.008 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Malta rank
75th
Morocco rank
74th

Homicide rate from firearms over time

  • Malta
  • Morocco
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How they compare

Morocco currently reports 0.008 homicides per 100,000 population against 0 homicides per 100,000 population in Malta, a difference of 0.008 homicides per 100,000 population.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 75th and Morocco ranks 74th of 82 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Morocco Difference Ahead
2010s 0.4201 homicides per 100,000 population 0.0306 homicides per 100,000 population 0.3895 homicides per 100,000 population Malta
2020s 0.0631 homicides per 100,000 population 0.0125 homicides per 100,000 population 0.0506 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, Malta or Morocco?
Morocco, at 0.008 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 Malta and Morocco?
0.008 homicides per 100,000 population, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Morocco?
10 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
How do Malta and Morocco rank globally for homicide rate from firearms?
Malta ranks 75th and Morocco ranks 74th 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.