Serbia vs Sweden: Homicide rate from firearms
Serbia
0.3839 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Sweden
0.5023 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Serbia rank
40th
Sweden rank
39th
Homicide rate from firearms over time
- Serbia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.5023 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.3839 homicides per 100,000 population in Serbia, a difference of 0.1184 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.3 times Serbia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Serbia ahead.
Serbia ranks 40th and Sweden ranks 39th of 82 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Serbia averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Serbia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3648 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2985 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0664 homicides per 100,000 population | Serbia |
| 2020s | 0.2712 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4997 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2285 homicides per 100,000 population | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate from firearms, Serbia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.5023 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.3839 homicides per 100,000 population in Serbia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate from firearms between Serbia and Sweden?
- 0.1184 homicides per 100,000 population, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Serbia and Sweden?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Serbia and Sweden rank globally for homicide rate from firearms?
- Serbia ranks 40th and Sweden ranks 39th 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
Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population where the weapon was a firearm.