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Homicide rate from firearms in Bhutan

Bhutan: Homicide rate from firearms was 0 homicides per 100,000 population in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0 homicides per 100,000 population
World rank
75th
of 82 countries
All-time high
0 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2015
All-time low
0 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2015
Years of data
6
2015–2020

Homicide rate from firearms in Bhutan, 2015–2020

00.20.40.60.812015201720202015: 0 homicides per 100,000 population2016: 0 homicides per 100,000 population2017: 0 homicides per 100,000 population2018: 0 homicides per 100,000 population2019: 0 homicides per 100,000 population2020: 0 homicides per 100,000 population

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in homicides per 100,000 population.

Analysis

In 2020, homicide rate from firearms in Bhutan stood at 0 homicides per 100,000 population. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

Bhutan ranks 75th of 82 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0 homicides per 100,000 population 0 homicides per 100,000 population 0 homicides per 100,000 population 5
2020s 0 homicides per 100,000 population 0 homicides per 100,000 population 0 homicides per 100,000 population 1

Countries ranked near Bhutan

  1. 72 Hungary 0.0413 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  2. 73 Oman 0.0198 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  3. 74 Morocco 0.008 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  4. 75 Andorra 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  5. 75 Iceland 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  6. 75 Malta 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  7. 75 Mauritius 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  8. 75 Slovenia 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  9. 75 Vatican 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is homicide rate from firearms in Bhutan?
Homicide rate from firearms in Bhutan was 0 homicides per 100,000 population in 2020, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest homicide rate from firearms recorded in Bhutan?
The highest recorded value was 0 homicides per 100,000 population in 2015.
What is the lowest homicide rate from firearms recorded in Bhutan?
The lowest recorded value was 0 homicides per 100,000 population in 2015.
How does Bhutan rank for homicide rate from firearms?
Bhutan ranks 75th out of 82 countries with data for 2020.
Where does this Bhutan data come from?
The figures 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 part of Homicide rate from firearms. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Homicide rate from firearms
Unit
homicides per 100,000 population
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
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