What is the difference in homicide rate from firearms between Morocco and United Kingdom?

0.0433 homicides per 100,000 population, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and United Kingdom?

8 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2022.

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.

Morocco vs United Kingdom: Homicide rate from firearms

Morocco

0.008 homicides per 100,000 population

in 2023

United Kingdom

0.0513 homicides per 100,000 population

in 2022

Morocco rank

74th

United Kingdom rank

71st

Homicide rate from firearms over time

Morocco
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.0513 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.008 homicides per 100,000 population in Morocco, a difference of 0.0433 homicides per 100,000 population.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 6.5 times Morocco's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

Morocco ranks 74th and United Kingdom ranks 71st of 82 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Morocco	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
2010s	0.0201 homicides per 100,000 population	0.05 homicides per 100,000 population	0.0299 homicides per 100,000 population	United Kingdom
2020s	0.0148 homicides per 100,000 population	0.0501 homicides per 100,000 population	0.0353 homicides per 100,000 population	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate from firearms, Morocco or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 0.0513 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.008 homicides per 100,000 population in Morocco as of 2022.
What is the difference in homicide rate from firearms between Morocco and United Kingdom?: 0.0433 homicides per 100,000 population, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and United Kingdom?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2022.
How do Morocco and United Kingdom rank globally for homicide rate from firearms?: Morocco ranks 74th and United Kingdom ranks 71st 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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