Gun Homicide Rates by Country

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median 0.50

0 homicides per 100,000 people20 homicides per 100,000 people40 homicides per 100,000 people

Bars count how many of the 57 countries fall in each band of homicides per 100,000 people. The most common band is 0.00 – 4.12 (38). Highest: Saint Kitts and Nevis; lowest: Vatican City.

🇰🇳Saint Kitts and Nevis

57.74

🇻🇨Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

42.44

🇯🇲Jamaica

41.87

🇪🇨Ecuador

39.53

🇱🇨Saint Lucia

31.24

🇭🇳Honduras

23.15

🇨🇴Colombia

17.85

🇲🇽Mexico

17.23

🇩🇲Dominica

15.04

🇨🇷Costa Rica

14.24

🇵🇦Panama

10.00

🇦🇬Antigua and Barbuda

8.57

🇺🇾Uruguay

7.08

🇩🇴Dominican Republic

6.49

🇬🇩Grenada

5.98

🇧🇷Brazil

5.81

🇧🇧Barbados

4.96

🇺🇸United States

4.42

🇬🇹Guatemala

4.41

🇵🇾Paraguay

3.70

🇨🇱Chile

3.32

🇬🇾Guyana

3.03

🇦🇷Argentina

2.60

🇵🇭Philippines

2.34

🇸🇷Suriname

2.23

🇦🇱Albania

0.89

🇨🇦Canada

0.74

🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina

0.72

🇸🇪Sweden

0.50

🇷🇸Serbia

0.38

🇦🇲Armenia

0.37

🇬🇷Greece

0.33

🇲🇪Montenegro

0.32

🇨🇾Cyprus

0.30

🇯🇴Jordan

0.30

🇨🇿Czechia

0.26

🇦🇹Austria

0.19

🇭🇷Croatia

0.18

🇮🇹Italy

0.17

🇲🇩Moldova

0.16

🇳🇱Netherlands

0.16

🇲🇲Myanmar

0.14

🇨🇭Switzerland

0.14

🇪🇸Spain

0.11

🇸🇰Slovakia

0.11

🇩🇿Algeria

0.11

🇦🇺Australia

0.09

🇲🇳Mongolia

0.06

🇧🇴Bolivia

0.06

🇭🇺Hungary

0.04

Highlights

As of 2023, Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks first with 57.74, followed by Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (42.44) and Jamaica (41.87).

Across 57 countries and territories, values run from 57.74 (Saint Kitts and Nevis) to 0.00 (Vatican City), with a median of 0.50.

All of the top 10 are in the Americas.

Source: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), via Our World in Data, 2023. Unit: homicides per 100,000 people.

Source: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), via Our World in Data · CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data) · fetched Oct 19, 2026 — Latest common year with country observations. The United Kingdom rate is calculated from England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland; source methods and reporting coverage vary by country.

About this ranking

Historical data · 2023

Source: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), via Our World in Data ↗
Reference period: 2023Dataset updated Oct 19, 2026. The badge reflects the reference year, not the update date.
Definition: Intentional homicide victims per 100,000 people where the weapon was a firearm. This measures reported firearm homicides, not gun ownership or all firearm deaths.
Unit: homicides per 100,000 people
Coverage & value range: Worldwide · 57 listed countries and territoriesValues: 0.00 to 57.74
Ranking direction: Highest value first (descending)#1 is the highest listed value, not necessarily the best outcome.

Source notes: Latest common year with country observations. The United Kingdom rate is calculated from England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland; source methods and reporting coverage vary by country.

Coverage describes this list, not necessarily the full population. Missing entries do not imply a value of zero. Collection & methodology →

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Highlights

As of 2023, Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks first with 57.74, followed by Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (42.44) and Jamaica (41.87).

Across 57 countries and territories, values run from 57.74 (Saint Kitts and Nevis) to 0.00 (Vatican City), with a median of 0.50.

All of the top 10 are in the Americas.

Source: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), via Our World in Data, 2023. Unit: homicides per 100,000 people.