Guns per Capita by Country Vs Crime Rate: Top 5 Countries

3. Oriental Republic of Uruguay

Guns Per Capita: 0.347

Home Burglaries Per 100,000 people: 571

The Oriental Republic of Uruguay, or Uruguay, is a South American country that is noted for its political stability and high levels of human development. Naturally, this makes it a surprising entry, and particularly one that is quite high, on a list of countries with the highest guns per capita and gun violence. While having the same number of guns per person as Canada, Uruguay ranks higher than the North American country when it comes to the burglaries rate.