⚠️ Unconfirmedsocial2022
Intentional homicides — firearm share of victims (% of total homicide victims)
Share of homicide victims killed with firearms, latest year (mostly 2019–2022). UNODC global crime statistics across 150+ countries.
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Key Insights
Global Average
16.9%
Median: 8.0%
Countries Covered
174
with available data
Highest
Haiti
80.0%
Lowest
United Arab Emirates
1.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Haiti80.0%
2Dominican Republic75.0%
3Guatemala75.0%
4United States of America74.0%
5Colombia73.0%
By Region
North America62.5%(4 countries)
South America55.9%(7 countries)
Other19.0%(95 countries)
Africa16.4%(9 countries)
Oceania8.0%(2 countries)
Key Findings
- •In many countries in the Americas, a very large majority of homicide victims are killed with firearms (often well above 60%).
- •Several East Asian and some Western European countries show very low firearm shares (often near 0–5%), reflecting different weapon availability and homicide modalities.
- •Firearm share can diverge sharply from the overall homicide rate—some countries have low homicide rates but still a high firearm proportion among the few cases that occur.
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0%)High (95.0%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 16.9%)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Other (95)
Africa (9)
Oceania (2)
Asia (25)
Europe (32)
About This Statistic
This indicator measures how large a share of homicide victims in a country were killed with a firearm (handguns, rifles, shotguns, etc.). It highlights differences in weapon availability, criminal markets, policing, and conflict dynamics—even when overall homicide rates are similar.
Data come from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Global Study on Homicide / UNODC Data Portal, which compiles criminal justice and vital registration sources reported by national authorities. Values typically refer to the latest year available for each country (often 2019–2022), so cross-country comparisons should be interpreted as “latest observed” rather than a single synchronized year.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haiti | 80.0% |
| 2 | Dominican Republic | 75.0% |
| 3 | Guatemala | 75.0% |
| 4 | United States of America | 74.0% |
| 5 | Colombia | 73.0% |
| 6 | Brazil | 73.0% |
| 7 | Cuba | 70.0% |
| 8 | El Salvador | 70.0% |
| 9 | Guyana | 70.0% |
| 10 | Honduras | 70.0% |
| 11 | Jamaica | 70.0% |
| 12 | Mexico | 70.0% |
| 13 | Nicaragua | 70.0% |
| 14 | Andorra | 70.0% |
| 15 | Paraguay | 65.0% |
| 16 | Panama | 60.0% |
| 17 | Uruguay | 60.0% |
| 18 | Argentina | 60.0% |
| 19 | Belize | 60.0% |
| 20 | Costa Rica | 55.0% |
| 21 | Ecuador | 55.0% |
| 22 | Trinidad and Tobago | 55.0% |
| 23 | Venezuela | 55.0% |
| 24 | Afghanistan | 55.0% |
| 25 | Peru | 50.0% |
| 26 | Bolivia | 45.0% |
| 27 | Botswana | 45.0% |
| 28 | Algeria | 33.0% |
| 29 | Canada | 31.0% |
| 30 | South Africa | 30.0% |
| 31 | Bermuda | 30.0% |
| 32 | Republic of the Congo | 25.0% |
| 33 | Benin | 25.0% |
| 34 | Dominica | 25.0% |
| 35 | Nigeria | 25.0% |
| 36 | Angola | 25.0% |
| 37 | Barbados | 25.0% |
| 38 | Cameroon | 20.0% |
| 39 | Chile | 20.0% |
| 40 | Gabon | 20.0% |
| 41 | New Caledonia | 20.0% |
| 42 | Somalia | 20.0% |
| 43 | Suriname | 20.0% |
| 44 | Bahrain | 20.0% |
| 45 | Cape Verde | 15.0% |
| 46 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 15.0% |
| 47 | Equatorial Guinea | 15.0% |
| 48 | South Sudan | 15.0% |
| 49 | Australia | 13.0% |
| 50 | Ghana | 12.0% |
| 51 | Guinea | 12.0% |
| 52 | Cote d'Ivoire | 12.0% |
| 53 | Austria | 12.0% |
| 54 | Chad | 10.0% |
| 55 | Croatia | 10.0% |
| 56 | Cyprus | 10.0% |
| 57 | Eritrea | 10.0% |
| 58 | Georgia | 10.0% |
| 59 | Republic of The Gambia | 10.0% |
| 60 | Iraq | 10.0% |
| 61 | Jordan | 10.0% |
| 62 | Kenya | 10.0% |
| 63 | Liberia | 10.0% |
| 64 | Libya | 10.0% |
| 65 | Mali | 10.0% |
| 66 | Mauritania | 10.0% |
| 67 | Montenegro | 10.0% |
| 68 | Namibia | 10.0% |
| 69 | Niger | 10.0% |
| 70 | Philippines | 10.0% |
| 71 | Sierra Leone | 10.0% |
| 72 | Zimbabwe | 10.0% |
| 73 | Sudan | 10.0% |
| 74 | Eswatini | 10.0% |
| 75 | Syrian Arab Republic | 10.0% |
| 76 | Togo | 10.0% |
| 77 | Burkina Faso | 10.0% |
| 78 | Yemen | 10.0% |
| 79 | Zambia | 10.0% |
| 80 | Bhutan | 10.0% |
| 81 | Cayman Islands | 8.0% |
| 82 | Malta | 8.0% |
| 83 | Moldova, Republic of | 8.0% |
| 84 | Vanuatu | 8.0% |
| 85 | Papua New Guinea | 8.0% |
| 86 | Russian Federation | 8.0% |
| 87 | Senegal | 8.0% |
| 88 | Uganda | 8.0% |
| 89 | Ukraine | 8.0% |
| 90 | Albania | 8.0% |
| 91 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8.0% |
| 92 | France | 7.0% |
| 93 | Italy | 7.0% |
| 94 | Belgium | 7.0% |
| 95 | Solomon Islands | 7.0% |
| 96 | Estonia | 6.0% |
| 97 | Faroe Islands | 6.0% |
| 98 | Germany | 6.0% |
| 99 | Latvia | 6.0% |
| 100 | Lithuania | 6.0% |
| 101 | Portugal | 6.0% |
| 102 | Spain | 6.0% |
| 103 | United Republic of Tanzania | 6.0% |
| 104 | Central African Republic | 5.0% |
| 105 | Sri Lanka | 5.0% |
| 106 | Czech Republic | 5.0% |
| 107 | Ethiopia | 5.0% |
| 108 | Djibouti | 5.0% |
| 109 | State of Palestine | 5.0% |
| 110 | Hungary | 5.0% |
| 111 | Ireland | 5.0% |
| 112 | Kazakhstan | 5.0% |
| 113 | Lebanon | 5.0% |
| 114 | Lesotho | 5.0% |
| 115 | Luxembourg | 5.0% |
| 116 | Malawi | 5.0% |
| 117 | Morocco | 5.0% |
| 118 | Mozambique | 5.0% |
| 119 | Pakistan | 5.0% |
| 120 | Romania | 5.0% |
| 121 | Serbia | 5.0% |
| 122 | Slovenia | 5.0% |
| 123 | Switzerland | 5.0% |
| 124 | Türkiye | 5.0% |
| 125 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 5.0% |
| 126 | Armenia | 5.0% |
| 127 | Bulgaria | 4.0% |
| 128 | Burundi | 4.0% |
| 129 | Denmark | 4.0% |
| 130 | Finland | 4.0% |
| 131 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.0% |
| 132 | Norway | 4.0% |
| 133 | Poland | 4.0% |
| 134 | Slovakia | 4.0% |
| 135 | Sweden | 4.0% |
| 136 | Tunisia | 4.0% |
| 137 | United Kingdom | 4.0% |
| 138 | Cambodia | 3.0% |
| 139 | Greece | 3.0% |
| 140 | India | 3.0% |
| 141 | Madagascar | 3.0% |
| 142 | Netherlands | 3.0% |
| 143 | New Zealand | 3.0% |
| 144 | Rwanda | 3.0% |
| 145 | Tajikistan | 3.0% |
| 146 | Thailand | 3.0% |
| 147 | Egypt | 3.0% |
| 148 | Brunei Darussalam | 3.0% |
| 149 | Myanmar | 2.0% |
| 150 | People's Republic of China | 2.0% |
| 151 | Comoros | 2.0% |
| 152 | Indonesia | 2.0% |
| 153 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 2.0% |
| 154 | Israel | 2.0% |
| 155 | Kuwait | 2.0% |
| 156 | Malaysia | 2.0% |
| 157 | Mauritius | 2.0% |
| 158 | Mongolia | 2.0% |
| 159 | Oman | 2.0% |
| 160 | Nepal | 2.0% |
| 161 | Qatar | 2.0% |
| 162 | Seychelles | 2.0% |
| 163 | Vietnam | 2.0% |
| 164 | Uzbekistan | 2.0% |
| 165 | Bangladesh | 2.0% |
| 166 | Iceland | 1.0% |
| 167 | Japan | 1.0% |
| 168 | North Korea | 1.0% |
| 169 | South Korea | 1.0% |
| 170 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.0% |
| 171 | Maldives | 1.0% |
| 172 | Saudi Arabia | 1.0% |
| 173 | Singapore | 1.0% |
| 174 | United Arab Emirates | 1.0% |
Showing 174 of 174 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime) (2022).
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