Colombia vs Honduras: Homicide rate from firearms
Colombia
17.85 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Honduras
23.15 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Colombia rank
10th
Honduras rank
7th
Homicide rate from firearms over time
- Colombia
- Honduras
How they compare
Honduras currently reports 23.15 homicides per 100,000 population against 17.85 homicides per 100,000 population in Colombia, a difference of 5.3 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Honduras's figure about 1.3 times Colombia's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Honduras has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 10th and Honduras ranks 7th of 82 countries.
Honduras has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Honduras | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.57 homicides per 100,000 population | 44.58 homicides per 100,000 population | 24.01 homicides per 100,000 population | Honduras |
| 2020s | 17.63 homicides per 100,000 population | 26.36 homicides per 100,000 population | 8.73 homicides per 100,000 population | Honduras |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate from firearms, Colombia or Honduras?
- Honduras, at 23.15 homicides per 100,000 population against 17.85 homicides per 100,000 population in Colombia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate from firearms between Colombia and Honduras?
- 5.3 homicides per 100,000 population, with Honduras ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Honduras?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Honduras rank globally for homicide rate from firearms?
- Colombia ranks 10th and Honduras ranks 7th 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.