Canada vs Paraguay: Homicides by firearm

Canada

289 homicides

in 2023

Paraguay

253 homicides

in 2023

Canada rank

21st

Paraguay rank

22nd

Homicides by firearm over time

Canada currently reports 289 homicides against 253 homicides in Paraguay, a difference of 36 homicides.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Paraguay ahead.

Canada ranks 21st and Paraguay ranks 22nd 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.