Data for 2011

Global Violent Deaths, 2011

Figures for 2011, as Small Arms Survey published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Global Violent Deaths, 2011 covers 209 countries. Honduras is highest, at 96.74; 5 countries share the lowest reading, 0.00. The middle country reads 5.11. Against 2010, 204 values changed (83 up, 121 down), the same countries are covered.

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Global Violent Deaths · Data for 2011

HighestHonduras

96.74

Lowest5 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.

209countries
1measure
2011the year it describes
185distinct 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, 2011, 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, 2011: every country, as published by Small Arms Survey.
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1	HondurasHNDCentral America	96.74
2	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	87.35
3	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	78.88
4	VenezuelaVENSouth America	76.22
5	British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	74.14
6	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	56.97
7	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	53.54
8	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	50.10
9	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	46.30
10	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	43.72
11	BelizeBLZCentral America	43.61
12	BahamasBHSCaribbean	43.38
13	ColombiaCOLSouth America	43.02
14	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	41.52
15	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	38.15
16	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	35.17
17	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	33.68
18	BrazilBRASouth America	32.41
19	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	32.20
20	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	30.19
21	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	29.87
22	IraqIRQWestern Asia	27.64
23	MexicoMEXCentral America	27.35
24	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	23.08
25	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	22.93
26	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	22.28
27	GuyanaGUYSouth America	21.54
28	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	21.45
29	YemenYEMWestern Asia	20.37
30	NicaraguaNICCentral America	19.43
31	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	18.50
32	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	18.47
33	EcuadorECUSouth America	17.69
34	CuraçaoCUWCaribbean	17.07
35	PanamaPANCentral America	17.05
36	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	16.98
37	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	16.41
38	EritreaERIEastern Africa	15.71
39	MaliMLIWestern Africa	14.14
40	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	13.96
41	BoliviaBOLSouth America	13.92
42	BermudaBMUNorthern America	13.83
43	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	13.77
44	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	13.59
45	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	13.15
46	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	12.70
47	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	12.53
48	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	12.41
49	Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	12.09
50	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	12.03
51	ParaguayPRYSouth America	11.95
52	Costa RicaCRICentral America	11.76
53	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	11.58
54	GuineaGINWestern Africa	11.41
55	HaitiHTICaribbean	11.30
56	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	11.14
=57	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	11.07
=57	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	11.07
=57	TogoTGOWestern Africa	11.07
60	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	11.05
61	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	10.95
62	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	10.94
63	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	10.60
64	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	10.50
65	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	10.47
66	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	10.08
=67	GabonGABMiddle Africa	9.91
=67	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	9.91
69	DominicaDMACaribbean	9.87
=70	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	9.73
=70	SenegalSENWestern Africa	9.73
72	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	9.62
73	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	9.41
74	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	9.00
75	Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	8.99
76	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	8.43
77	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	8.32
78	SamoaWSMPolynesia	8.00
79	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	7.88
80	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	7.52
81	SurinameSURSouth America	7.47
82	UruguayURYSouth America	7.30
83	ArgentinaARGSouth America	7.25
84	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	7.09
85	KenyaKENEastern Africa	6.83
86	UkraineUKREastern Europe	6.40
=87	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	6.35
=87	PeruPERSouth America	6.35
89	BeninBENWestern Africa	6.32
90	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	6.14
91	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	6.08
92	NigerNERWestern Africa	5.90
93	United StatesUSANorthern America	5.85
94	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	5.70
95	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	5.69
96	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	5.67
97	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	5.65
98	PalauPLWMicronesia	5.63
99	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	5.53
100	CubaCUBCaribbean	5.46
101	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	5.44
102	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	5.34
103	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	5.31
104	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	5.20
105	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	5.11
106	GuamGUMMicronesia	5.01
107	MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	4.83
108	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	4.80
109	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	4.70
110	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	4.68
111	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	4.65
112	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	4.63
113	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	4.59
114	BelarusBLREastern Europe	4.56
=115	ChileCHLSouth America	4.25
=115	IranIRNSouthern Asia	4.25
=115	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	4.25
118	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	4.22
119	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	4.19
120	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	4.13
121	KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	3.96
122	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	3.89
123	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	3.84
124	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	3.77
125	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	3.70
126	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	3.66
127	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	3.43
128	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	3.39
129	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	3.36
130	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	3.32
131	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	3.21
132	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	3.04
133	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	2.98
134	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	2.96
135	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	2.85
136	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	2.83
137	FijiFJIMelanesia	2.66
138	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	2.65
139	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	2.59
140	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	2.58
141	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	2.47
142	IsraelISRWestern Asia	2.43
143	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	2.36
144	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	2.23
145	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	2.22
=146	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	2.15
=146	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	2.15
=148	JordanJORWestern Asia	2.13
=148	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	2.13
150	CanadaCANNorthern America	2.10
151	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	1.99
=152	ArubaABWCaribbean	1.96
=152	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	1.96
154	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	1.95
155	TongaTONPolynesia	1.93
156	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	1.89
157	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	1.88
158	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	1.85
=159	GreenlandGRLNorthern America	1.77
=159	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	1.77
161	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	1.73
=162	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	1.69
=162	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	1.69
=164	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	1.61
=164	FranceFRAWestern Europe	1.61
166	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	1.55
167	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	1.43
168	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	1.30
169	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	1.29
170	PolandPOLEastern Europe	1.27
171	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	1.24
172	OmanOMNWestern Asia	1.20
173	AndorraANDSouthern Europe	1.19
174	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	1.16
=175	ItalyITASouthern Europe	1.06
=175	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	1.06
177	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	1.05
=178	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	1.02
=178	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	1.02
180	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	1.01
=181	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	0.99
=181	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	0.99
=183	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	0.96
=183	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	0.96
=183	SpainESPSouthern Europe	0.96
186	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	0.95
187	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	0.94
=188	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	0.93
=188	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	0.93
190	MacauMACEastern Asia	0.91
191	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	0.89
192	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	0.88
193	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	0.86
194	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	0.81
195	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	0.79
196	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	0.75
197	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	0.67
198	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	0.65
199	JapanJPNEastern Asia	0.40
200	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	0.37
201	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	0.34
202	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	0.30
=203	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	0.25
=203	QatarQATWestern Asia	0.25
=205	LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe	0.00
=205	MonacoMCOWestern Europe	0.00
=205	NauruNRUMicronesia	0.00
=205	San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe	0.00
=205	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	0.00

02In 2011

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

Lowest

205São Tomé and Príncipeshared0.00
205San Marinoshared0.00
205Naurushared0.00
205Monacoshared0.00
205Liechtensteinshared0.00

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 5.11. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032010 → 2011

Since 2010

What changed between 2010 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
204values changed, of 209 in both
83 · 121rose · fell
5unchanged

Rose most

Syria11.26 → 46.30+35.04
South Sudan22.57 → 56.97+34.40
Saint Kitts and Nevis48.97 → 78.88+29.91
Yemen8.61 → 20.37+11.76
Bahamas33.25 → 43.38+10.13

Fell most

Greenland22.95 → 1.77−21.18
Jamaica71.95 → 53.54−18.41
Somalia37.29 → 21.45−15.84
Dominica22.57 → 9.87−12.70
British Virgin Islands86.34 → 74.14−12.20

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

185 distinct values among 209
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 5 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 209 countries has every column.

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Small Arms Survey (2011). Global Violent Deaths, 2011 [data set], describing 2011. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/violent-deaths/2011

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