Bermuda vs Peru: Homicide rate from firearms

Bermuda
4.64 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2021
Peru
3.84 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2021
Bermuda rank
21st
Peru rank
24th

Homicide rate from firearms over time

  • Bermuda
  • Peru
02.557.510200820142021

How they compare

Bermuda currently reports 4.64 homicides per 100,000 population against 3.84 homicides per 100,000 population in Peru, a difference of 0.8 homicides per 100,000 population.

That makes Bermuda's figure about 1.2 times Peru's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Bermuda ahead.

Bermuda ranks 21st and Peru ranks 24th of 82 countries.

Bermuda has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bermuda Peru Difference Ahead
2010s 4.72 homicides per 100,000 population 3.42 homicides per 100,000 population 1.29 homicides per 100,000 population Bermuda
2020s 3.87 homicides per 100,000 population 3.41 homicides per 100,000 population 0.4662 homicides per 100,000 population Bermuda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate from firearms, Bermuda or Peru?
Bermuda, at 4.64 homicides per 100,000 population against 3.84 homicides per 100,000 population in Peru as of 2021.
What is the difference in homicide rate from firearms between Bermuda and Peru?
0.8 homicides per 100,000 population, with Bermuda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bermuda and Peru?
11 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2021.
How do Bermuda and Peru rank globally for homicide rate from firearms?
Bermuda ranks 21st and Peru ranks 24th 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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About this data

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

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