Data for 2005

Global Violent Deaths, 2005

Figures for 2005, as Small Arms Survey published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Global Violent Deaths, 2005 covers 208 countries. Iraq is highest, at 84.19; 7 countries share the lowest reading, 0.00. The middle country reads 5.65. Against 2004, 193 values changed (72 up, 121 down), the same countries are covered.

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Global Violent Deaths · Data for 2005

HighestIraq

84.19

Lowest7 countries share it

0.00

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end. A higher value is the worse result.

208countries
1measure
2005the year it describes
190distinct values2 decimals, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Global Violent Deaths, 2005, as published. Small Arms Survey ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Global Violent Deaths, 2005: every country, as published by Small Arms Survey.
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1	IraqIRQWestern Asia	84.19
2	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	82.99
3	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	80.15
4	VenezuelaVENSouth America	63.44
5	ColombiaCOLSouth America	57.22
6	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	46.89
7	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	45.28
8	British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	43.28
9	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	42.93
10	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	40.82
11	HondurasHNDCentral America	37.66
12	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	37.64
13	BelizeBLZCentral America	33.12
14	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	32.78
15	BrazilBRASouth America	31.44
16	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	29.64
17	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	29.37
18	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	29.14
19	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	28.54
20	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	26.18
21	CuraçaoCUWCaribbean	23.82
22	GuyanaGUYSouth America	23.32
23	BahamasBHSCaribbean	21.24
24	GreenlandGRLNorthern America	21.07
25	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	20.89
26	NicaraguaNICCentral America	20.50
27	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	19.21
28	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	18.62
29	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	18.23
30	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	18.13
31	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	17.78
32	EcuadorECUSouth America	17.65
33	ParaguayPRYSouth America	17.53
34	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	16.17
35	SurinameSURSouth America	15.82
36	EritreaERIEastern Africa	15.78
37	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	15.53
38	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	15.37
39	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	15.12
40	MaliMLIWestern Africa	14.18
41	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	14.01
42	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	13.43
43	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	12.98
44	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	12.90
45	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	12.86
46	DominicaDMACaribbean	12.75
=47	GabonGABMiddle Africa	12.73
=47	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	12.73
49	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	12.71
50	PeruPERSouth America	12.62
51	PanamaPANCentral America	12.55
52	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	12.42
53	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	12.39
54	GuineaGINWestern Africa	12.34
55	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	11.58
56	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	11.46
57	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	11.41
58	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	11.31
59	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	11.28
60	TogoTGOWestern Africa	11.21
61	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	11.13
62	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	11.12
63	MexicoMEXCentral America	11.06
64	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	11.01
65	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	11.00
66	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	10.95
67	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	10.70
68	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	10.56
69	BelarusBLREastern Europe	10.40
70	SamoaWSMPolynesia	10.02
71	SenegalSENWestern Africa	9.97
72	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	9.52
73	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	9.31
74	YemenYEMWestern Asia	9.27
75	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	9.23
76	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	9.20
77	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	9.12
78	Costa RicaCRICentral America	8.96
79	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	8.87
80	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	8.78
81	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	8.77
82	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	8.68
83	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	8.67
84	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	8.44
85	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	8.34
86	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	7.51
87	UkraineUKREastern Europe	7.43
88	UruguayURYSouth America	7.07
89	HaitiHTICaribbean	7.05
90	ArubaABWCaribbean	7.00
91	CubaCUBCaribbean	6.99
92	United StatesUSANorthern America	6.94
93	ArgentinaARGSouth America	6.52
94	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	6.44
95	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	6.43
96	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	6.38
97	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	6.27
98	BeninBENWestern Africa	6.23
99	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	6.22
100	Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	6.09
101	BoliviaBOLSouth America	5.96
102	NigerNERWestern Africa	5.78
103	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	5.73
=104	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	5.65
=104	MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	5.65
106	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	5.53
107	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	5.43
108	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	5.33
109	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	5.15
110	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	5.11
=111	GuamGUMMicronesia	5.05
=111	PalauPLWMicronesia	5.05
113	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	4.98
114	TongaTONPolynesia	4.96
115	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	4.93
116	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	4.84
117	KenyaKENEastern Africa	4.67
118	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	4.58
119	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	4.16
120	ChileCHLSouth America	4.10
121	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	4.06
122	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	3.97
123	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	3.90
124	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	3.81
125	IsraelISRWestern Asia	3.77
126	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	3.68
127	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	3.60
128	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	3.47
=129	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	3.36
=129	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	3.36
131	FijiFJIMelanesia	3.16
132	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	3.11
133	BermudaBMUNorthern America	3.02
134	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	3.01
135	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	2.98
136	MonacoMCOWestern Europe	2.95
137	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	2.89
138	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	2.76
139	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	2.71
140	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	2.67
141	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	2.62
142	CanadaCANNorthern America	2.46
=143	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	2.43
=143	OmanOMNWestern Asia	2.43
145	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	2.39
146	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	2.38
147	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	2.33
148	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	2.25
149	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	2.24
150	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	2.15
151	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	2.10
=152	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	2.07
=152	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	2.07
154	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	2.05
155	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	2.00
156	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	1.98
=157	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	1.86
=157	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	1.86
159	FranceFRAWestern Europe	1.85
160	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	1.84
161	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	1.83
162	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	1.81
163	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	1.79
164	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	1.78
165	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	1.77
=166	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	1.67
=166	PolandPOLEastern Europe	1.67
168	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	1.51
169	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	1.49
=170	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	1.48
=170	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	1.48
172	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	1.46
173	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	1.42
174	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	1.39
175	SpainESPSouthern Europe	1.37
=176	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	1.35
=176	JordanJORWestern Asia	1.35
178	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	1.23
179	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	1.21
180	ItalyITASouthern Europe	1.20
181	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	1.16
=182	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	1.15
=182	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	1.15
184	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	1.14
185	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	1.09
=186	MacauMACEastern Asia	1.04
=186	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	1.04
188	IranIRNSouthern Asia	1.03
189	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	1.02
190	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	0.96
191	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	0.94
192	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	0.92
193	QatarQATWestern Asia	0.81
194	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	0.80
195	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	0.74
196	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	0.67
197	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	0.59
198	JapanJPNEastern Asia	0.58
199	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	0.57
200	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	0.56
201	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	0.55
=202	AndorraANDSouthern Europe	0.00
=202	LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe	0.00
=202	NauruNRUMicronesia	0.00
=202	San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe	0.00
=202	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	0.00
=202	Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	0.00
=202	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	0.00

02In 2005

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Iraq84.19
2Jamaica82.99
3El Salvador80.15
4Venezuela63.44
5Colombia57.22

Lowest

202Tuvalushared0.00
202Turks and Caicos Islandsshared0.00
202São Tomé and Príncipeshared0.00
202San Marinoshared0.00
202Naurushared0.00

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 5.65. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032004 → 2005

Since 2004

What changed between 2004 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
193values changed, of 208 in both
72 · 121rose · fell
15unchanged

Rose most

British Virgin Islands22.39 → 43.28+20.89
Iraq67.31 → 84.19+16.88
Central African Republic16.01 → 29.64+13.63
Trinidad and Tobago26.59 → 37.64+11.05
Jamaica74.79 → 82.99+8.20

Fell most

Sudan73.26 → 8.77−64.49
Honduras57.87 → 37.66−20.21
Palestine27.76 → 8.44−19.32
Curaçao37.29 → 23.82−13.47
Saint Kitts and Nevis28.06 → 19.21−8.85

Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

190 distinct values among 208
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 7 countries share 0.00. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
Small Arms Survey publishes values only. The order here sorts the published values, and the page says so wherever it prints one.
Which end is better
A higher value is the worse result.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 208 countries has every column.

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Small Arms Survey (2005). Global Violent Deaths, 2005 [data set], describing 2005. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/violent-deaths/2005

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