Egypt vs Thailand: Homicide rate from firearms
Egypt
2.02 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2011
Thailand
1.46 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2016
Egypt rank
33rd
Thailand rank
34th
Homicide rate from firearms over time
- Egypt
- Thailand
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 2.02 homicides per 100,000 population against 1.46 homicides per 100,000 population in Thailand, a difference of 0.56 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.4 times Thailand's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 33rd 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 | Egypt | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4508 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.17 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.72 homicides per 100,000 population | Thailand |
| 2010s | 1.25 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.07 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.82 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, Egypt or Thailand?
- Egypt, at 2.02 homicides per 100,000 population against 1.46 homicides per 100,000 population in Thailand as of 2011.
- What is the difference in homicide rate from firearms between Egypt and Thailand?
- 0.56 homicides per 100,000 population, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Thailand?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2011.
- How do Egypt and Thailand rank globally for homicide rate from firearms?
- Egypt ranks 33rd 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.