Canada vs Thailand: Homicide rate from firearms
Canada
0.7354 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Thailand
1.46 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2016
Canada rank
36th
Thailand rank
34th
Homicide rate from firearms over time
- Canada
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 1.46 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.7354 homicides per 100,000 population in Canada, a difference of 0.7246 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Thailand's figure about 2.0 times Canada's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 36th and Thailand ranks 34th of 82 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.568 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.17 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.61 homicides per 100,000 population | Thailand |
| 2010s | 0.5145 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.46 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.94 homicides per 100,000 population | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate from firearms, Canada or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 1.46 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.7354 homicides per 100,000 population in Canada as of 2016.
- What is the difference in homicide rate from firearms between Canada and Thailand?
- 0.7246 homicides per 100,000 population, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Thailand?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2016.
- How do Canada and Thailand rank globally for homicide rate from firearms?
- Canada ranks 36th and Thailand ranks 34th 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.