In this piece, we will take a look at the top five countries’ guns per capita per country vs crime rate. If you want to skip our analysis of crime and gun statistics as well as the gun industry, head on over to Guns per Capita by Country Vs Crime Rate.
5. Iceland
Guns Per Capita: 0.317
Home Burglaries Per 100,000 people: 325
Iceland is a Nordic European country that is also one of the least populated in the region. It has a $27 billion GDP and a GDP per capita of $73,981. There are roughly 32 guns per person in Iceland, making it rank 12th in the list of countries with the most guns per person in the world. However, it ranks lower, at 23, when it comes to burglaries per one hundred thousand people. Iceland relies primarily on primary materials for its exports, selling mostly fish and petroleum products on the international market.
4. Republic of Cyprus
Guns Per Capita: 0.34
Home Burglaries Per 100,000 people: 132
The Republic of Cyprus is another island country. It has a $30.8 billion economy and a relatively high GDP per capita of $33,807. Even though Cyprus has 34 guns per person, it ranks low in the ranking of burglaries.
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.
2. Canada
Guns Per Capita: 0.347
Home Burglaries Per 100,000 people: 429
Canada is a developed Northern American nation. It is rich in natural resources and relies on them to an extent for economic stability. Canada’s large land border with America also provides it access to a lucrative market, and Canadian and American firms find it easy to set up cross border facilities to take advantage of cost and other advantages. Like its neighbor America, Canada also has a high rate of gun ownership. There are ~35 guns per person in Canada, making it rank seventh, and 429 burglaries per 100,000 people, making it rank 15.
1. United States of America
Guns Per Capita: 1.205
Home Burglaries Per 100,000 people: 527
The United States of America is the world’s only superpower – and one that is famous for having included gun ownership in its constitution. America has the highest number of guns per person in the world, and compared to this, it ranks low in terms of burglaries. Data shows that there were 527 burglaries per 100,00 people in the U.S. making it rank 13th in the world.
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