Canada vs Egypt: Homicide rate from firearms
Canada
0.7354 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Egypt
2.02 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2011
Canada rank
36th
Egypt rank
33rd
Homicide rate from firearms over time
- Canada
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 2.02 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.7354 homicides per 100,000 population in Canada, a difference of 1.28 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Egypt's figure about 2.7 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 36th and Egypt ranks 33rd of 82 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Egypt in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5687 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4025 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1662 homicides per 100,000 population | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.4859 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.25 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.7645 homicides per 100,000 population | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate from firearms, Canada or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 2.02 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.7354 homicides per 100,000 population in Canada as of 2011.
- What is the difference in homicide rate from firearms between Canada and Egypt?
- 1.28 homicides per 100,000 population, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Egypt?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2011.
- How do Canada and Egypt rank globally for homicide rate from firearms?
- Canada ranks 36th and Egypt ranks 33rd 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
Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population where the weapon was a firearm.