What is the difference in homicide rate from firearms between Argentina and Chile?

0.72 homicides per 100,000 population, with Chile ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Chile?

8 years are reported by both, from 2015 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 Homicide rate from firearms. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Argentina vs Chile: Homicide rate from firearms

Argentina

2.6 homicides per 100,000 population

in 2023

Chile

3.32 homicides per 100,000 population

in 2023

Argentina rank

28th

Chile rank

26th

Homicide rate from firearms over time

Argentina
Chile

How they compare

Chile currently reports 3.32 homicides per 100,000 population against 2.6 homicides per 100,000 population in Argentina, a difference of 0.72 homicides per 100,000 population.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.3 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 28th and Chile ranks 26th of 82 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and Chile in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	Chile	Difference	Ahead
2010s	2.92 homicides per 100,000 population	1.77 homicides per 100,000 population	1.15 homicides per 100,000 population	Argentina
2020s	2.5 homicides per 100,000 population	2.96 homicides per 100,000 population	0.4581 homicides per 100,000 population	Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate from firearms, Argentina or Chile?: Chile, at 3.32 homicides per 100,000 population against 2.6 homicides per 100,000 population in Argentina as of 2023.
What is the difference in homicide rate from firearms between Argentina and Chile?: 0.72 homicides per 100,000 population, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Chile?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
How do Argentina and Chile rank globally for homicide rate from firearms?: Argentina ranks 28th and Chile ranks 26th 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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Indicator: Homicide rate from firearms
Unit: homicides per 100,000 population
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

Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population where the weapon was a firearm.