Data for 2021

Global Violent Deaths, 2021

Figures for 2021, as Small Arms Survey published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Global Violent Deaths, 2021 covers 209 countries. Afghanistan is highest, at 112.28; 4 countries share the lowest reading, 0.00. The middle country reads 4.02. Against 2020, 198 values changed (92 up, 106 down), the same countries are covered.

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Global Violent Deaths · Data for 2021

HighestAfghanistan

112.28

Lowest4 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
2021the year it describes
191distinct 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, 2021, 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, 2021: every country, as published by Small Arms Survey.
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1	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	112.28
2	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	77.84
3	British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	70.69
4	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	64.47
5	YemenYEMWestern Asia	61.08
6	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	58.99
7	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	52.95
8	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	48.75
9	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	47.21
10	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	45.64
11	HondurasHNDCentral America	44.37
12	Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	37.68
13	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	37.38
14	VenezuelaVENSouth America	37.29
15	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	37.16
16	BahamasBHSCaribbean	36.77
17	BelizeBLZCentral America	36.50
18	ColombiaCOLSouth America	36.10
19	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	33.61
20	MexicoMEXCentral America	32.71
21	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	32.24
22	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	32.12
23	BrazilBRASouth America	24.31
24	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	23.02
25	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	22.28
26	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	22.25
27	MaliMLIWestern Africa	21.41
28	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	21.31
29	GuyanaGUYSouth America	20.26
30	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	19.54
31	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	19.31
32	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	18.45
33	DominicaDMACaribbean	17.95
34	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	17.35
35	IraqIRQWestern Asia	17.24
36	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	16.15
37	EcuadorECUSouth America	16.13
38	HaitiHTICaribbean	15.78
39	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	15.38
40	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	15.31
41	CuraçaoCUWCaribbean	14.71
42	PanamaPANCentral America	14.64
43	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	14.31
44	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	14.14
45	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	13.69
46	EritreaERIEastern Africa	13.51
47	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	13.45
48	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	13.16
49	Costa RicaCRICentral America	13.12
50	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	12.85
51	NicaraguaNICCentral America	12.67
52	BermudaBMUNorthern America	12.46
53	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	12.13
54	NigerNERWestern Africa	11.84
55	PalauPLWMicronesia	11.10
56	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	10.93
57	UruguayURYSouth America	10.89
58	TogoTGOWestern Africa	10.50
59	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	9.96
60	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	9.91
=61	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	9.31
=61	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	9.31
63	GabonGABMiddle Africa	9.23
64	ParaguayPRYSouth America	9.01
65	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	8.88
66	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	8.47
67	United StatesUSANorthern America	8.14
68	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	8.05
69	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	7.97
70	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	7.84
71	SamoaWSMPolynesia	7.77
72	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	7.48
73	KenyaKENEastern Africa	7.44
=74	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	7.08
=74	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	7.08
76	PeruPERSouth America	6.64
77	SurinameSURSouth America	6.53
78	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	6.28
79	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	6.08
80	GuamGUMMicronesia	5.86
81	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	5.75
82	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	5.64
83	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	5.56
84	ArgentinaARGSouth America	5.52
85	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	5.49
86	GreenlandGRLNorthern America	5.33
87	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	5.28
88	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	5.23
89	LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe	5.12
90	CubaCUBCaribbean	5.09
91	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	5.07
92	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	4.82
93	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	4.80
=94	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	4.76
=94	UkraineUKREastern Europe	4.76
96	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	4.63
97	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	4.45
=98	Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	4.40
=98	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	4.40
100	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	4.38
101	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	4.24
102	ChileCHLSouth America	4.18
103	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	4.07
104	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	4.04
105	BoliviaBOLSouth America	4.02
106	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	3.98
107	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	3.79
108	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	3.72
109	IranIRNSouthern Asia	3.67
110	BelarusBLREastern Europe	3.60
111	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	3.58
112	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	3.52
113	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	3.49
114	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	3.27
115	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	3.24
116	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	3.00
117	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	2.98
118	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	2.83
119	ArubaABWCaribbean	2.82
120	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	2.78
121	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	2.71
122	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	2.70
123	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	2.69
124	FijiFJIMelanesia	2.60
125	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	2.55
126	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	2.54
127	CanadaCANNorthern America	2.52
128	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	2.51
129	IsraelISRWestern Asia	2.49
130	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	2.41
131	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	2.27
132	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	2.26
133	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	2.23
134	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	2.21
=135	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	2.12
=135	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	2.12
=137	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	2.08
=137	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	2.08
139	TongaTONPolynesia	1.89
140	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	1.87
=141	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	1.81
=141	KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	1.81
143	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	1.79
144	GuineaGINWestern Africa	1.63
145	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	1.62
146	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	1.54
147	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	1.47
148	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	1.46
149	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	1.45
150	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	1.41
151	SenegalSENWestern Africa	1.40
152	FranceFRAWestern Europe	1.37
153	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	1.36
154	BeninBENWestern Africa	1.35
155	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	1.33
156	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	1.31
157	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	1.29
158	AndorraANDSouthern Europe	1.27
159	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	1.25
160	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	1.24
161	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	1.22
=162	JordanJORWestern Asia	1.18
=162	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	1.18
164	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	1.16
165	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	1.15
166	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	1.13
167	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	1.02
168	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	0.98
=169	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	0.96
=169	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	0.96
171	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	0.94
=172	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	0.92
=172	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	0.92
174	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	0.91
175	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	0.89
176	MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	0.88
177	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	0.85
178	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	0.84
179	PolandPOLEastern Europe	0.82
=180	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	0.78
=180	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	0.78
182	SpainESPSouthern Europe	0.72
=183	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	0.61
=183	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	0.61
185	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	0.60
186	ItalyITASouthern Europe	0.59
187	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	0.57
188	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	0.55
=189	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	0.54
=189	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	0.54
=189	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	0.54
192	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	0.52
193	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	0.50
=194	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	0.47
=194	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	0.47
196	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	0.45
197	MacauMACEastern Asia	0.44
198	QatarQATWestern Asia	0.37
199	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	0.35
200	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	0.33
201	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	0.31
202	OmanOMNWestern Asia	0.29
203	JapanJPNEastern Asia	0.26
204	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	0.12
205	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	0.07
=206	MonacoMCOWestern Europe	0.00
=206	NauruNRUMicronesia	0.00
=206	San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe	0.00
=206	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	0.00

02In 2021

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

Lowest

206Tuvalushared0.00
206San Marinoshared0.00
206Naurushared0.00
206Monacoshared0.00
205Bahrain0.07

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 4.02. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032020 → 2021

Since 2020

What changed between 2020 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
198values changed, of 209 in both
92 · 106rose · fell
11unchanged

Rose most

Myanmar4.65 → 32.24+27.59
Afghanistan88.19 → 112.28+24.09
Central African Republic55.72 → 77.84+22.12
Bahamas21.36 → 36.77+15.41
Saint Lucia33.22 → 45.64+12.42

Fell most

Libya25.54 → 4.63−20.91
Syria78.36 → 58.99−19.37
Yemen71.56 → 61.08−10.48
Grenada14.22 → 4.82−9.40
Greenland14.09 → 5.33−8.76

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

191 distinct values among 209
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 4 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 (2021). Global Violent Deaths, 2021 [data set], describing 2021. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/violent-deaths/2021

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