Grenada vs Uruguay: Homicide rate from firearms

Grenada
5.98 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Uruguay
7.08 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Grenada rank
18th
Uruguay rank
16th

Homicide rate from firearms over time

  • Grenada
  • Uruguay
02468200520142023

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 7.08 homicides per 100,000 population against 5.98 homicides per 100,000 population in Grenada, a difference of 1.1 homicides per 100,000 population.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.2 times Grenada's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.

Grenada ranks 18th and Uruguay ranks 16th of 82 countries.

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Grenada Uruguay Difference Ahead
2010s 0.4945 homicides per 100,000 population 5.65 homicides per 100,000 population 5.16 homicides per 100,000 population Uruguay
2020s 1.92 homicides per 100,000 population 6.44 homicides per 100,000 population 4.51 homicides per 100,000 population Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate from firearms, Grenada or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 7.08 homicides per 100,000 population against 5.98 homicides per 100,000 population in Grenada as of 2023.
What is the difference in homicide rate from firearms between Grenada and Uruguay?
1.1 homicides per 100,000 population, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Grenada and Uruguay?
11 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2023.
How do Grenada and Uruguay rank globally for homicide rate from firearms?
Grenada ranks 18th and Uruguay ranks 16th 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

Indicator
Homicide rate from firearms
Unit
homicides per 100,000 population
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
82 places, 1,019 data points, 2005–2023
Last refreshed

Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population where the weapon was a firearm.