Which has higher homicides by firearm, Austria or Bosnia and Herzegovina?

Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 23 homicides against 17 homicides in Austria as of 2023.

What is the difference in homicides by firearm between Austria and Bosnia and Herzegovina?

6 homicides, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Bosnia and Herzegovina?

14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.

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 Homicides by firearm. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Austria vs Bosnia and Herzegovina: Homicides by firearm

Austria

17 homicides

in 2023

Bosnia and Herzegovina

23 homicides

in 2023

Austria rank

47th

Bosnia and Herzegovina rank

44th

Homicides by firearm over time

Austria
Bosnia and Herzegovina

How they compare

Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 23 homicides against 17 homicides in Austria, a difference of 6 homicides.

That makes Bosnia and Herzegovina's figure about 1.4 times Austria's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

Austria ranks 47th and Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 44th of 82 countries.

Bosnia and Herzegovina has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Difference	Ahead
2010s	8.4 homicides	22.4 homicides	14 homicides	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2020s	14.5 homicides	16.25 homicides	1.75 homicides	Bosnia and Herzegovina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicides by firearm, Austria or Bosnia and Herzegovina?: Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 23 homicides against 17 homicides in Austria as of 2023.
What is the difference in homicides by firearm between Austria and Bosnia and Herzegovina?: 6 homicides, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Bosnia and Herzegovina?: 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
How do Austria and Bosnia and Herzegovina rank globally for homicides by firearm?: Austria ranks 47th and Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 44th 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 Homicides by firearm. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Homicides by firearm
Unit: homicides
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

Number of intentional homicides where the weapon was a firearm.