What is the highest homicides by firearm recorded in Bhutan?

The highest recorded value was 0 homicides in 2015.

What is the lowest homicides by firearm recorded in Bhutan?

The lowest recorded value was 0 homicides in 2015.

How does Bhutan rank for homicides by firearm?

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 Homicides by firearm. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Homicides by firearm in Bhutan

Name: Homicides by firearm in Bhutan
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Bhutan: Homicides by firearm was 0 homicides in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)

0 homicides

World rank

75th

of 82 countries

All-time high

0 homicides

in 2015

All-time low

0 homicides

in 2015

Years of data

2015–2020

Homicides by firearm in Bhutan, 2015–2020

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.

Analysis

In 2020, homicides by firearm in Bhutan stood at 0 homicides. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

That places Bhutan 75th out of 82 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2010s	0 homicides	0 homicides	0 homicides	5
2020s	0 homicides	0 homicides	0 homicides	1

Countries ranked near Bhutan

73 Oman 1 homicides compare
75 Andorra 0 homicides compare
75 Hong Kong 0 homicides compare
75 Iceland 0 homicides compare
75 Mauritius 0 homicides compare
75 Slovenia 0 homicides compare
75 Vatican 0 homicides compare

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More social development data for Bhutan

Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 7,257 (2025)
Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Key features of democracy 0.566 (2025)
Freedom of Expression Index 0.682 (2025)
Freedom of Association Index 0.609 (2025)
Electoral Democracy Index 0.566 (2025)
Participatory Democracy Index 0.349 (2025)
Liberal Democracy Index 0.457 (2025)
Varieties of democracy 0.566 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is homicides by firearm in Bhutan?: Homicides by firearm in Bhutan was 0 homicides 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 homicides by firearm recorded in Bhutan?: The highest recorded value was 0 homicides in 2015.
What is the lowest homicides by firearm recorded in Bhutan?: The lowest recorded value was 0 homicides in 2015.
How does Bhutan rank for homicides by firearm?: 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 Homicides by firearm. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

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.