Bermuda vs United States: Homicide rate from firearms
Bermuda
4.64 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2021
United States
4.42 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Bermuda rank
21st
United States rank
22nd
Homicide rate from firearms over time
- Bermuda
- United States
How they compare
Bermuda currently reports 4.64 homicides per 100,000 population against 4.42 homicides per 100,000 population in United States, a difference of 0.22 homicides per 100,000 population.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2008 it was United States ahead.
Bermuda ranks 21st and United States ranks 22nd of 82 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bermuda averaged higher in 2 and United States in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bermuda | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.15 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.06 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.091 homicides per 100,000 population | Bermuda |
| 2010s | 5.34 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.91 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.43 homicides per 100,000 population | Bermuda |
| 2020s | 3.87 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.71 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.8367 homicides per 100,000 population | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate from firearms, Bermuda or United States?
- Bermuda, at 4.64 homicides per 100,000 population against 4.42 homicides per 100,000 population in United States as of 2021.
- What is the difference in homicide rate from firearms between Bermuda and United States?
- 0.22 homicides per 100,000 population, with Bermuda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bermuda and United States?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2021.
- How do Bermuda and United States rank globally for homicide rate from firearms?
- Bermuda ranks 21st and United States ranks 22nd of 82 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) β 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
Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population where the weapon was a firearm.