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

0.0315 homicides per 100,000 population, with United Kingdom ahead.

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

5 years are reported by both, from 2015 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.

Oman vs United Kingdom: Homicide rate from firearms

Oman

0.0198 homicides per 100,000 population

in 2023

United Kingdom

0.0513 homicides per 100,000 population

in 2022

Oman rank

73rd

United Kingdom rank

71st

Homicide rate from firearms over time

Oman
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.0513 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.0198 homicides per 100,000 population in Oman, a difference of 0.0315 homicides per 100,000 population.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 2.6 times Oman's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2015 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Oman ranks 73rd and United Kingdom ranks 71st of 82 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Oman averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Oman	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
2010s	0.0168 homicides per 100,000 population	0.0522 homicides per 100,000 population	0.0354 homicides per 100,000 population	United Kingdom
2020s	0.0634 homicides per 100,000 population	0.0513 homicides per 100,000 population	0.0121 homicides per 100,000 population	Oman

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate from firearms, Oman or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 0.0513 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.0198 homicides per 100,000 population in Oman as of 2022.
What is the difference in homicide rate from firearms between Oman and United Kingdom?: 0.0315 homicides per 100,000 population, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Oman and United Kingdom?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2022.
How do Oman and United Kingdom rank globally for homicide rate from firearms?: Oman ranks 73rd 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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