Colombia vs Ecuador: Homicides by firearm

Colombia

9,340 homicides

in 2023

Ecuador

7,108 homicides

in 2023

Colombia rank

3rd

Ecuador rank

4th

Homicides by firearm over time

Colombia currently reports 9,340 homicides against 7,108 homicides in Ecuador, a difference of 2,232 homicides.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.3 times Ecuador's.

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

Colombia ranks 3rd and Ecuador ranks 4th 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.