Data for 2014

Global Violent Deaths, 2014

Figures for 2014, as Small Arms Survey published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Global Violent Deaths, 2014 covers 209 countries. Syria is highest, at 276.64; 5 countries share the lowest reading, 0.00. The middle country reads 4.86. Against 2013, 194 values changed (77 up, 117 down), the same countries are covered.

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Global Violent Deaths · Data for 2014

HighestSyria

276.64

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
2014the year it describes
188distinct 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, 2014, 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, 2014: every country, as published by Small Arms Survey.
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1	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	276.64
2	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	113.06
3	VenezuelaVENSouth America	92.95
4	IraqIRQWestern Asia	81.15
5	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	78.03
6	HondurasHNDCentral America	76.05
7	British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	75.90
8	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	70.88
9	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	55.33
10	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	55.14
11	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	53.24
12	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	48.97
13	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	45.42
14	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	44.72
15	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	44.43
16	BahamasBHSCaribbean	41.55
17	BelizeBLZCentral America	40.18
18	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	38.36
19	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	38.32
20	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	37.58
21	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	36.74
22	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	36.10
23	BrazilBRASouth America	35.84
24	ColombiaCOLSouth America	34.32
25	GuyanaGUYSouth America	23.97
26	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	23.51
27	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	22.54
28	YemenYEMWestern Asia	22.53
29	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	22.43
30	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	20.32
31	MexicoMEXCentral America	19.42
32	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	18.24
33	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	18.04
34	UkraineUKREastern Europe	17.82
35	PanamaPANCentral America	17.79
36	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	17.73
37	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	15.88
38	CuraçaoCUWCaribbean	15.78
39	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	15.38
40	MaliMLIWestern Africa	15.15
41	NicaraguaNICCentral America	14.91
42	EritreaERIEastern Africa	14.83
43	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	14.47
44	DominicaDMACaribbean	14.07
45	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	13.75
46	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	13.67
47	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	13.35
48	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	12.42
49	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	12.30
50	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	12.06
51	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	11.55
52	Costa RicaCRICentral America	11.45
53	HaitiHTICaribbean	11.38
54	PalauPLWMicronesia	11.35
55	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	11.27
56	GuineaGINWestern Africa	10.95
57	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	10.84
58	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	10.83
59	TogoTGOWestern Africa	10.65
60	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	10.18
61	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	10.13
62	BoliviaBOLSouth America	10.12
63	ParaguayPRYSouth America	10.09
64	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	10.03
65	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	9.93
=66	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	9.86
=66	Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	9.86
68	UruguayURYSouth America	9.56
69	EcuadorECUSouth America	9.46
70	GabonGABMiddle Africa	9.34
71	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	9.09
72	ArgentinaARGSouth America	9.07
73	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	9.00
74	SenegalSENWestern Africa	8.97
75	GreenlandGRLNorthern America	8.87
76	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	8.64
77	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	8.61
78	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	8.33
79	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	8.26
80	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	8.23
81	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	8.22
82	PeruPERSouth America	7.93
83	BermudaBMUNorthern America	7.81
=84	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	7.79
=84	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	7.79
86	KenyaKENEastern Africa	7.29
87	SurinameSURSouth America	6.69
=88	BeninBENWestern Africa	6.30
=88	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	6.30
90	GuamGUMMicronesia	6.21
91	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	6.17
92	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	6.16
93	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	6.13
94	CubaCUBCaribbean	6.10
95	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	6.02
96	NigerNERWestern Africa	5.85
97	Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	5.65
=98	MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	5.58
=98	United StatesUSANorthern America	5.58
100	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	5.41
101	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	5.25
102	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	5.20
103	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	5.16
104	TongaTONPolynesia	4.95
105	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	4.86
106	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	4.79
107	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	4.66
108	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	4.60
=109	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	4.54
=109	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	4.54
111	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	4.43
112	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	4.41
113	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	4.26
114	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	4.19
115	BelarusBLREastern Europe	4.15
116	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	3.94
117	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	3.76
118	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	3.67
119	SamoaWSMPolynesia	3.64
120	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	3.63
121	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	3.57
122	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	3.56
123	IranIRNSouthern Asia	3.54
124	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	3.51
125	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	3.47
126	KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	3.46
127	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	3.34
128	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	3.06
129	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	3.05
130	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	3.02
=131	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	2.85
=131	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	2.85
133	ChileCHLSouth America	2.84
134	IsraelISRWestern Asia	2.70
135	LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe	2.69
=136	FijiFJIMelanesia	2.65
=136	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	2.65
138	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	2.40
139	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	2.33
140	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	2.32
141	JordanJORWestern Asia	2.21
142	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	2.20
143	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	2.15
144	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	2.11
145	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	2.09
146	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	2.08
147	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	2.01
148	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	1.97
=149	ArubaABWCaribbean	1.93
=149	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	1.93
=151	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	1.87
=151	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	1.87
153	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	1.86
154	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	1.85
155	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	1.78
156	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	1.77
=157	CanadaCANNorthern America	1.75
=157	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	1.75
=159	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	1.71
=159	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	1.71
161	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	1.67
162	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	1.65
163	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	1.55
164	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	1.54
165	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	1.52
166	FranceFRAWestern Europe	1.48
167	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	1.38
168	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	1.28
169	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	1.20
=170	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	1.19
=170	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	1.19
172	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	1.15
173	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	1.13
174	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	1.09
175	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	1.06
176	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	1.05
177	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	1.02
178	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	1.01
179	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	0.96
=180	ItalyITASouthern Europe	0.90
=180	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	0.90
182	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	0.88
=183	PolandPOLEastern Europe	0.87
=183	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	0.87
185	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	0.86
186	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	0.85
187	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	0.84
188	SpainESPSouthern Europe	0.81
=189	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	0.75
=189	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	0.75
191	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	0.69
192	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	0.64
=193	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	0.61
=193	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	0.61
195	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	0.60
196	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	0.57
197	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	0.49
198	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	0.45
199	QatarQATWestern Asia	0.41
200	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	0.37
=201	JapanJPNEastern Asia	0.35
=201	OmanOMNWestern Asia	0.35
203	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	0.29
204	MacauMACEastern Asia	0.17
=205	AndorraANDSouthern Europe	0.00
=205	MonacoMCOWestern Europe	0.00
=205	NauruNRUMicronesia	0.00
=205	San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe	0.00
=205	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	0.00

02In 2014

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Syria276.64
2Central African Republic113.06
3Venezuela92.95
4Iraq81.15
5El Salvador78.03

Lowest

205Tuvalushared0.00
205San Marinoshared0.00
205Naurushared0.00
205Monacoshared0.00
205Andorrashared0.00

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 4.86. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032013 → 2014

Since 2013

What changed between 2013 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
194values changed, of 209 in both
77 · 117rose · fell
15unchanged

Rose most

Palestine1.62 → 53.24+51.62
Libya10.06 → 55.33+45.27
Central African Republic68.59 → 113.06+44.47
Iraq41.93 → 81.15+39.22
El Salvador52.52 → 78.03+25.51

Fell most

Botswana41.50 → 12.30−29.20
Turks and Caicos Islands14.40 → 5.65−8.75
Syria285.16 → 276.64−8.52
Honduras84.47 → 76.05−8.42
Jamaica57.37 → 48.97−8.40

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

188 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 (2014). Global Violent Deaths, 2014 [data set], describing 2014. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/violent-deaths/2014

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