Argentina vs Peru: Homicides by firearm

Argentina

1,185 homicides

in 2023

Peru

1,272 homicides

in 2021

Argentina rank

11th

Peru rank

9th

Homicides by firearm over time

Peru currently reports 1,272 homicides against 1,185 homicides in Argentina, a difference of 87 homicides.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 11th and Peru ranks 9th of 82 countries.

Indicator: Homicides by firearm
Unit: homicides
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: 07 August 2026

Number of intentional homicides where the weapon was a firearm.