Colombia vs Mexico: Homicides by firearm

Colombia

9,340 homicides

in 2023

Mexico

22,355 homicides

in 2023

Colombia rank

3rd

Mexico rank

1st

Homicides by firearm over time

Mexico currently reports 22,355 homicides against 9,340 homicides in Colombia, a difference of 13,015 homicides.

That makes Mexico's figure about 2.4 times Colombia's.

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

Colombia ranks 3rd and Mexico ranks 1st 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.