Homicide rate from firearms in Suriname
Suriname: Homicide rate from firearms was 2.23 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▲ Rising
Homicide rate from firearms in Suriname, 2016–2023
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
Suriname recorded 2.23 homicides per 100,000 population for homicide rate from firearms in 2023.
The figure is down 33.9% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
That places Suriname 30th out of 82 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.22 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.35 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.34 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
| 2020s | 2.58 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.12 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.37 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 27 Guyana 3.03 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 28 Argentina 2.6 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 29 Philippines 2.34 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 31 Cape Verde 2.14 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 32 Nicaragua 2.06 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 33 Egypt 2.02 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Suriname
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 24 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 56 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.881 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.913 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.626 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 2 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.509 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.913 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate from firearms in Suriname?
- Homicide rate from firearms in Suriname was 2.23 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023, 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 Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 3.37 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022.
- What is the lowest homicide rate from firearms recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.35 homicides per 100,000 population in 2017.
- How does Suriname rank for homicide rate from firearms?
- Suriname ranks 30th out of 82 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate from firearms rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname 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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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population where the weapon was a firearm.