Cape Verde vs Switzerland: Homicides by firearm

Cape Verde
11 homicides
in 2018
Switzerland
12 homicides
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
55th
Switzerland rank
53rd

Homicides by firearm over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Switzerland
51015202530200920162023

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 12 homicides against 11 homicides in Cape Verde, a difference of 1 homicides.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Cape Verde's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 55th and Switzerland ranks 53rd of 82 countries.

Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicides by firearm, Cape Verde or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 12 homicides against 11 homicides in Cape Verde as of 2023.
What is the difference in homicides by firearm between Cape Verde and Switzerland?
1 homicides, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Switzerland?
6 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2018.
How do Cape Verde and Switzerland rank globally for homicides by firearm?
Cape Verde ranks 55th and Switzerland ranks 53rd 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.