By Kara Fox, Krystina Shveda, Natalie Croker and Marco Chacon, CNN
Updated 7:48 AM ET, Fri November 26, 2021
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How firearm ownership compares globally
The United States is the only nation in the world where civilian guns outnumber people.
Select a country or territory to see how its gun ownership rate compares to the US
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Rate of civilian firearms per 100 people
120.5US62.1Falkland Islands
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Note: Gun ownership rates are estimates as of 2017. Some entries have been combined to calculate rates for Cyprus, United Kingdom and Somalia. Data not available for Christmas Island, Nauru and Vatican City.
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The US has the highest firearm homicide rate in the developed world
In 2019, the number of US deaths from gun violence was about 4 per 100,000 people. That’s 18 times the average rate in other developed countries. Multiple studies show access to guns contributes to higher firearm-related homicide rates.
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Note: Developed countries are defined based on the UN classification, which includes 36 countries.
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The US was home to 4% of the world’s population but accounted for 44% of global suicides by firearm in 2019
The country recorded the largest number of gun-related suicides in the world every year from 1990 to 2019.
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Note: American Samoa, Antigua and Barbuda, Brunei, Cook Islands, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Sao Tome and Principe reported no gun suicides in 2019.
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No other developed nation has mass shootings at the same scale or frequency as the US
Half of the world’s developed countries had at least one public mass shooting between 1998 and 2019.* But no other nation saw more than eight incidents over 22 years, while the United States had over 100 — with almost 2,000 people killed or injured.
Number of mass shooting casualties, by year
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* Mass shootings are defined as gun-violence incidents in a public locations within a 24-hour period that result in four or more deaths, excluding the perpetrator, with victims chosen at random or for their symbolic value. They exclude incidents involving profit-driven criminal activity, state-sponsored violence and familicide.
† The dataset includes casualties from the only three mass shootings involving organized terrorism that occurred in the developed world in the timeframe (May 2014 Jewish Museum of Belgium shooting, January 2015 Île-de-France attacks and November 2015 Paris attacks).
Note: Developed countries are defined based on the UN classification and those with no mass shootings are not shown.
Source: Jason R. Silva of William Paterson University
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Gun-related deaths reduced after the introduction of stricter laws in these countries
Shortly after a mass shooting in Tasmania, Australia banned rapid-fire rifles and shotguns and tightened licensing rules. Over the next decade, gun deaths dropped by 51%.
A decade of rising gun deaths in South Africa prompted the government to pass new laws prohibiting certain firearms, mandating background checks and tightening licensing requirements, which capped gun ownership numbers.
A mass shooting in 1996 prompted the UK Parliament to further tighten the country’s gun laws and ban private gun ownership.* Gun-related deaths fell by a quarter over the decade that followed.
Three mass shootings in three years prompted Finland to overhaul its gun laws in 2011. Gun deaths were already falling, yet there was an additional 17% drop between 2011 and 2019.
After a 2002 shooting by a 19-year-old, Germany’s parliament passed gun restrictions for young people, including banning large-caliber weapon sales and requiring psychological evaluation before purchase. It later mandated gun registration and storage security checkups after another mass shooting.
2010’1920001990GERMANY05001,0001,5002,000April 1, 2003A revamped Weapons Act was enactedApril 26, 2002Erfurt schoolshooting,16 killedMay 16, 1999Five killedJuly 25, 2009Weapons ActamendedNov 1, 1999Four killedMarch 11,2009Winnendenschoolshootings,15 killedJuly 22,2016Munichshooting,nine killedFINLAND0200400600Feb. 11, 2011Firearms ActamendedSept. 23, 2008Kauhajoki schoolshootings, 10 killedNov. 7, 2007Jokela schoolshooting, eight killedDec. 31, 2009Helsinki mallshooting,five killed0100200300400UNITED KINGDOMApril 2, 1991Following the 1987 Hungerford spree shooting, Firearms (Amendment)Act 1988 came into forceFeb. 27, 1997Firearms (Amendment)Act 1997 becomes lawMarch 13, 1996Dunblane schoolmassacre,17 killedJune 3, 2010Cumbriashootings,12 killedSOUTH AFRICA02,0004,0006,0008,000October, 20002000 Firearms ControlAct passed0200400600800AUSTRALIAMay 10, 1996National FirearmsAgreement establishedApril 28, 1996Port Arthur massacre,35 killedJune 4, 2019Darwinshooting,four killedDeaths by firearm:HomicideSuicideUnintentionalMass shooting2010’1920001990Deaths by firearm:HomicideSuicideUnintentionalMass shootingUNITED KINGDOM0100200300400April 2, 1991Following the 1987 Hungerford spree shooting,Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988 came into forceFeb. 27, 1997Firearms (Amendment)Act 1997 becomes lawMarch 13, 1996Dunblane school massacre,17 killedJune 3, 2010Cumbria shootings,12 killedFINLAND0200400600Feb. 11, 2011Firearms Act amendedSept. 23, 2008Kauhajoki schoolshootings,10 killedNov. 7, 2007Jokela school shooting,eight killedDec. 31, 2009Helsinki mallshooting, five killedGERMANY05001,0001,5002,000April 1, 2003A revamped WeaponsAct was enactedJuly 25, 2009Weapons Act amendedMay 16, 1999Five killedNov 1, 1999Four killedApril 26,2002Erfurtschoolshooting,16 killedMarch 11, 2009Winnendenschool shooting,15 killedJuly 22, 2016Munich shooting,nine killedSOUTH AFRICA02,0004,0006,0008,000October, 20002000 Firearms ControlAct passedAUSTRALIA0200400600800May 10, 1996National Firearms Agreement establishedApril 28, 1996Port Arthurmassacre,35 killedJune 4, 2019Darwin shooting, four killed
Note: Additional gun legislation may have been passed that is not visualized here. Deaths reported in mass shootings exclude the perpetrator.
*Does not apply to Northern Ireland
Source: Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (Global Burden of Disease 2019), Parliament of Australia, Australian Attorney-General’s Department, Jason R. Silva
Source: Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (Global Burden of Disease 2019), the South African Medical Journal, Parliamentary Monitoring Group
Source: Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (Global Burden of Disease 2019), UK government
Source: Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (Global Burden of Disease 2019), Finnish Ministry of Justice, Jason R. Silva
Source: Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (Global Burden of Disease 2019), German Ministry of Justice, Buzer.de, Jason R. Silva
Correction: An earlier version of this graphic incorrectly displayed the colors for homicide and unintentional categories on devices with smaller screens.
CNN’s Henrik Pettersson contributed to this report.
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