Nicaragua vs Suriname: Homicide rate from firearms
Nicaragua
2.06 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2021
Suriname
2.23 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Nicaragua rank
32nd
Suriname rank
30th
Homicide rate from firearms over time
- Nicaragua
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 2.23 homicides per 100,000 population against 2.06 homicides per 100,000 population in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.17 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 32nd and Suriname ranks 30th of 82 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 1 and Suriname in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.22 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.78 homicides per 100,000 population | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 2.06 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.59 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5276 homicides per 100,000 population | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate from firearms, Nicaragua or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 2.23 homicides per 100,000 population against 2.06 homicides per 100,000 population in Nicaragua as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate from firearms between Nicaragua and Suriname?
- 0.17 homicides per 100,000 population, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Suriname?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2021.
- How do Nicaragua and Suriname rank globally for homicide rate from firearms?
- Nicaragua ranks 32nd 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) 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.