Guyana vs Suriname: Homicide rate from firearms
Guyana
3.03 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Suriname
2.23 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Guyana rank
27th
Suriname rank
30th
Homicide rate from firearms over time
- Guyana
- Suriname
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 3.03 homicides per 100,000 population against 2.23 homicides per 100,000 population in Suriname, a difference of 0.8 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.4 times Suriname's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 27th and Suriname ranks 30th of 82 countries.
Guyana has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.42 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.22 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.19 homicides per 100,000 population | Guyana |
| 2020s | 2.75 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.58 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1769 homicides per 100,000 population | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate from firearms, Guyana or Suriname?
- Guyana, at 3.03 homicides per 100,000 population against 2.23 homicides per 100,000 population in Suriname as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate from firearms between Guyana and Suriname?
- 0.8 homicides per 100,000 population, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Suriname?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
- How do Guyana and Suriname rank globally for homicide rate from firearms?
- Guyana ranks 27th and Suriname ranks 30th 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.