Bahamas vs Paraguay: Homicides by firearm

Bahamas
117 homicides
in 2022
Paraguay
253 homicides
in 2023
Bahamas rank
25th
Paraguay rank
22nd

Homicides by firearm over time

  • Bahamas
  • Paraguay
0100200300400200520142023

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 253 homicides against 117 homicides in Bahamas, a difference of 136 homicides.

That makes Paraguay's figure about 2.2 times Bahamas's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Paraguay has been ahead every year.

Bahamas ranks 25th and Paraguay ranks 22nd of 82 countries.

Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Paraguay Difference Ahead
2010s 95 homicides 368.57 homicides 273.57 homicides Paraguay
2020s 93 homicides 308 homicides 215 homicides Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicides by firearm, Bahamas or Paraguay?
Paraguay, at 253 homicides against 117 homicides in Bahamas as of 2023.
What is the difference in homicides by firearm between Bahamas and Paraguay?
136 homicides, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Paraguay?
10 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2022.
How do Bahamas and Paraguay rank globally for homicides by firearm?
Bahamas ranks 25th and Paraguay ranks 22nd 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 Homicides by firearm. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

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

Number of intentional homicides where the weapon was a firearm.