Malta vs Oman: Homicide rate from firearms

Malta
0 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Oman
0.0198 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Malta rank
75th
Oman rank
73rd

Homicide rate from firearms over time

  • Malta
  • Oman
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How they compare

Oman currently reports 0.0198 homicides per 100,000 population against 0 homicides per 100,000 population in Malta, a difference of 0.0198 homicides per 100,000 population.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 75th and Oman ranks 73rd of 82 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Oman Difference Ahead
2010s 0.2167 homicides per 100,000 population 0.0265 homicides per 100,000 population 0.1901 homicides per 100,000 population Malta
2020s 0.0947 homicides per 100,000 population 0.0416 homicides per 100,000 population 0.053 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 Oman?
Oman, at 0.0198 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 Oman?
0.0198 homicides per 100,000 population, with Oman ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Oman?
7 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
How do Malta and Oman rank globally for homicide rate from firearms?
Malta ranks 75th and Oman ranks 73rd 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.