Argentina vs Guyana: Homicide rate from firearms
Argentina
2.6 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Guyana
3.03 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Argentina rank
28th
Guyana rank
27th
Homicide rate from firearms over time
- Argentina
- Guyana
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 3.03 homicides per 100,000 population against 2.6 homicides per 100,000 population in Argentina, a difference of 0.43 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.2 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Guyana ahead.
Argentina ranks 28th and Guyana ranks 27th of 82 countries.
Guyana has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.92 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.79 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.867 homicides per 100,000 population | Guyana |
| 2020s | 2.5 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.75 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.253 homicides per 100,000 population | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate from firearms, Argentina or Guyana?
- Guyana, at 3.03 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 Guyana?
- 0.43 homicides per 100,000 population, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Guyana?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Argentina and Guyana rank globally for homicide rate from firearms?
- Argentina ranks 28th and Guyana ranks 27th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population where the weapon was a firearm.