Sweden vs Uganda: Homicide rate from firearms
Sweden
0.5023 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Uganda
0.66 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2021
Sweden rank
39th
Uganda rank
38th
Homicide rate from firearms over time
- Sweden
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 0.66 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.5023 homicides per 100,000 population in Sweden, a difference of 0.1577 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.3 times Sweden's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.
Sweden ranks 39th and Uganda ranks 38th of 82 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2867 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.6249 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.3383 homicides per 100,000 population | Uganda |
| 2020s | 0.4478 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.61 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1622 homicides per 100,000 population | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate from firearms, Sweden or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 0.66 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.5023 homicides per 100,000 population in Sweden as of 2021.
- What is the difference in homicide rate from firearms between Sweden and Uganda?
- 0.1577 homicides per 100,000 population, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Uganda?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2021.
- How do Sweden and Uganda rank globally for homicide rate from firearms?
- Sweden ranks 39th and Uganda ranks 38th 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.