Data for 2007

Global Violent Deaths, 2007

Figures for 2007, as Small Arms Survey published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Global Violent Deaths, 2007 covers 208 countries. Iraq is highest, at 116.25; 7 countries share the lowest reading, 0.00. The middle country reads 5.75. Against 2006, 192 values changed (80 up, 112 down), the same countries are covered.

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Global Violent Deaths · Data for 2007

HighestIraq

116.25

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
2007the year it describes
194distinct values2 decimals, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

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Every country and every column of Global Violent Deaths, 2007, 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, 2007: every country, as published by Small Arms Survey.
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1	IraqIRQWestern Asia	116.25
2	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	78.53
3	VenezuelaVENSouth America	75.62
4	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	72.28
5	British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	59.88
6	HondurasHNDCentral America	53.24
7	ColombiaCOLSouth America	53.20
8	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	48.54
9	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	46.68
10	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	43.85
11	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	43.69
12	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	42.39
13	BelizeBLZCentral America	37.79
14	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	37.75
15	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	37.68
16	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	34.41
17	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	32.95
18	BrazilBRASouth America	30.88
19	BahamasBHSCaribbean	29.64
20	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	28.50
21	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	24.67
22	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	23.80
23	CuraçaoCUWCaribbean	23.43
24	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	21.51
25	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	20.54
26	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	20.28
27	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	20.23
28	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	19.86
29	NicaraguaNICCentral America	19.77
30	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	19.58
31	GuyanaGUYSouth America	19.16
32	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	19.03
33	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	18.87
34	EcuadorECUSouth America	18.29
35	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	17.88
36	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	17.17
37	GreenlandGRLNorthern America	15.81
38	EritreaERIEastern Africa	15.25
39	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	15.09
40	ParaguayPRYSouth America	15.04
41	MaliMLIWestern Africa	14.20
42	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	13.79
43	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	13.33
44	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	13.03
45	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	12.90
46	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	12.85
47	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	12.63
48	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	12.36
49	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	12.25
50	GuineaGINWestern Africa	12.04
51	PeruPERSouth America	11.95
52	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	11.85
53	GabonGABMiddle Africa	11.75
54	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	11.40
55	DominicaDMACaribbean	11.30
56	TogoTGOWestern Africa	11.22
57	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	10.98
58	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	10.61
59	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	10.44
60	YemenYEMWestern Asia	10.42
61	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	10.41
62	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	10.22
=63	SenegalSENWestern Africa	9.98
=63	SurinameSURSouth America	9.98
65	SamoaWSMPolynesia	9.89
66	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	9.79
67	MexicoMEXCentral America	9.64
68	Costa RicaCRICentral America	9.63
=69	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	9.56
=69	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	9.56
71	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	9.31
72	PanamaPANCentral America	9.29
73	BoliviaBOLSouth America	9.27
74	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	9.25
75	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	9.22
76	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	9.20
77	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	8.88
78	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	8.80
79	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	8.77
80	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	8.73
81	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	8.57
82	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	8.29
83	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	8.11
84	BelarusBLREastern Europe	7.86
85	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	7.85
86	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	7.81
87	UruguayURYSouth America	7.17
88	HaitiHTICaribbean	7.05
89	United StatesUSANorthern America	6.97
90	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	6.95
91	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	6.85
92	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	6.61
93	Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	6.58
94	UkraineUKREastern Europe	6.57
95	NigerNERWestern Africa	6.37
96	ArgentinaARGSouth America	6.27
97	BeninBENWestern Africa	6.23
98	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	6.21
99	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	6.10
100	KenyaKENEastern Africa	6.06
101	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	6.05
102	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	5.96
103	CubaCUBCaribbean	5.80
104	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	5.75
105	MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	5.74
106	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	5.60
107	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	5.53
108	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	5.35
109	PalauPLWMicronesia	5.22
110	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	5.11
111	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	4.91
112	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	4.84
113	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	4.76
114	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	4.66
115	BermudaBMUNorthern America	4.54
116	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	4.42
117	ChileCHLSouth America	4.29
118	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	4.13
119	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	4.06
120	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	3.99
121	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	3.87
122	Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	3.83
123	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	3.59
124	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	3.58
125	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	3.45
126	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	3.35
127	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	3.29
128	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	3.25
129	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	3.17
130	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	3.10
131	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	3.05
132	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	3.03
133	ArubaABWCaribbean	2.96
134	FijiFJIMelanesia	2.87
=135	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	2.81
=135	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	2.81
137	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	2.73
138	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	2.72
139	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	2.69
140	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	2.66
141	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	2.60
142	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	2.48
143	IsraelISRWestern Asia	2.47
144	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	2.41
145	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	2.38
146	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	2.32
147	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	2.29
148	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	2.26
149	CanadaCANNorthern America	2.17
150	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	2.16
151	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	2.15
152	JordanJORWestern Asia	2.08
=153	IranIRNSouthern Asia	2.07
=153	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	2.07
155	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	2.06
156	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	2.05
157	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	2.03
158	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	2.02
159	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	1.91
160	FranceFRAWestern Europe	1.86
161	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	1.77
162	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	1.74
163	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	1.68
164	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	1.65
165	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	1.64
166	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	1.63
167	OmanOMNWestern Asia	1.62
168	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	1.59
169	PolandPOLEastern Europe	1.58
170	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	1.47
=171	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	1.41
=171	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	1.41
173	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	1.40
=174	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	1.39
=174	MacauMACEastern Asia	1.39
=174	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	1.39
=174	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	1.39
178	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	1.35
179	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	1.30
180	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	1.27
181	SpainESPSouthern Europe	1.24
182	ItalyITASouthern Europe	1.23
183	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	1.03
184	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	1.01
185	TongaTONPolynesia	0.97
186	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	0.90
187	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	0.86
188	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	0.84
189	QatarQATWestern Asia	0.82
190	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	0.80
191	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	0.79
192	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	0.77
193	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	0.76
194	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	0.74
195	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	0.66
196	GuamGUMMicronesia	0.63
197	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	0.61
198	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	0.58
199	JapanJPNEastern Asia	0.51
200	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	0.46
201	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	0.32
=202	AndorraANDSouthern Europe	0.00
=202	LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe	0.00
=202	MonacoMCOWestern Europe	0.00
=202	NauruNRUMicronesia	0.00
=202	San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe	0.00
=202	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	0.00
=202	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	0.00

02In 2007

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

Lowest

202Tuvalushared0.00
202São Tomé and Príncipeshared0.00
202San Marinoshared0.00
202Naurushared0.00
202Monacoshared0.00

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 5.75. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032006 → 2007

Since 2006

What changed between 2006 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
192values changed, of 208 in both
80 · 112rose · fell
16unchanged

Rose most

British Virgin Islands8.33 → 59.88+51.55
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines21.18 → 42.39+21.21
Jamaica68.65 → 78.53+9.88
Antigua and Barbuda15.72 → 23.80+8.08
Afghanistan26.07 → 32.95+6.88

Fell most

Iraq130.01 → 116.25−13.76
Lebanon21.28 → 7.85−13.43
Chad29.29 → 18.87−10.42
Saint Lucia30.23 → 20.28−9.95
El Salvador80.67 → 72.28−8.39

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

194 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 (2007). Global Violent Deaths, 2007 [data set], describing 2007. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/violent-deaths/2007

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