Sri Lanka vs Tanzania: Homicide rate from firearms
Sri Lanka
0.0714 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2019
Tanzania
0.1038 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2015
Sri Lanka rank
67th
Tanzania rank
64th
Homicide rate from firearms over time
- Sri Lanka
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 0.1038 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.0714 homicides per 100,000 population in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0324 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.5 times Sri Lanka's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Sri Lanka ranks 67th and Tanzania ranks 64th of 82 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate from firearms, Sri Lanka or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 0.1038 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.0714 homicides per 100,000 population in Sri Lanka as of 2015.
- What is the difference in homicide rate from firearms between Sri Lanka and Tanzania?
- 0.0324 homicides per 100,000 population, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Tanzania?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2015.
- How do Sri Lanka and Tanzania rank globally for homicide rate from firearms?
- Sri Lanka ranks 67th and Tanzania ranks 64th of 82 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) β 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.