Colombia vs India: Homicides by firearm

Colombia

9,340 homicides

in 2023

India

3,781 homicides

in 2012

Colombia rank

3rd

India rank

5th

Homicides by firearm over time

Colombia currently reports 9,340 homicides against 3,781 homicides in India, a difference of 5,559 homicides.

That makes Colombia's figure about 2.5 times India's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 3rd and India ranks 5th 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.