Panama vs Uruguay: Homicide rate from firearms
Panama
10 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Uruguay
7.08 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Panama rank
14th
Uruguay rank
16th
Homicide rate from firearms over time
- Panama
- Uruguay
How they compare
Panama currently reports 10 homicides per 100,000 population against 7.08 homicides per 100,000 population in Uruguay, a difference of 2.92 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.4 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 14th and Uruguay ranks 16th of 82 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.64 homicides per 100,000 population | 5.55 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.08 homicides per 100,000 population | Panama |
| 2020s | 9.62 homicides per 100,000 population | 6.44 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.18 homicides per 100,000 population | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate from firearms, Panama or Uruguay?
- Panama, at 10 homicides per 100,000 population against 7.08 homicides per 100,000 population in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate from firearms between Panama and Uruguay?
- 2.92 homicides per 100,000 population, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Uruguay?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2023.
- How do Panama and Uruguay rank globally for homicide rate from firearms?
- Panama ranks 14th 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
Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population where the weapon was a firearm.