Guyana vs Peru: Homicide rate from firearms
Guyana
3.03 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Peru
3.84 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2021
Guyana rank
27th
Peru rank
24th
Homicide rate from firearms over time
- Guyana
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 3.84 homicides per 100,000 population against 3.03 homicides per 100,000 population in Guyana, a difference of 0.81 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.3 times Guyana's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 27th and Peru ranks 24th of 82 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.14 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.32 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.8157 homicides per 100,000 population | Guyana |
| 2020s | 3.14 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.41 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2639 homicides per 100,000 population | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate from firearms, Guyana or Peru?
- Peru, at 3.84 homicides per 100,000 population against 3.03 homicides per 100,000 population in Guyana as of 2021.
- What is the difference in homicide rate from firearms between Guyana and Peru?
- 0.81 homicides per 100,000 population, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Peru?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2021.
- How do Guyana and Peru rank globally for homicide rate from firearms?
- Guyana ranks 27th and Peru ranks 24th 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.