{"id":201443,"date":"2024-01-05T03:54:50","date_gmt":"2024-01-05T01:54:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ceoworld.biz\/?p=201443"},"modified":"2024-01-05T03:54:50","modified_gmt":"2024-01-05T01:54:50","slug":"revealed-countries-with-highest-gun-ownership-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ceoworld.biz\/2024\/01\/05\/revealed-countries-with-highest-gun-ownership-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Revealed: Countries with Highest Gun Ownership, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gun ownership varies significantly around the world. Citizens of more than 175 countries are allowed to own firearms, although with specific regulations on ownership, such as banning certain types of firearms. Mexico, Guatemala, and the United States have gone one step further to make gun ownership a constitutional right. However, even those countries may place limits on certain types of firearms. The U.S. Supreme Court, for instance, upheld a temporary ban on certain assault rifles and high-capacity magazines from 1994\u20132004. On the other hand, civilian ownership of firearms is banned outright in North Korea and Eritrea.<\/p>\n

Civilian guns owned per 100 people: The Small Arms Survey, which tallied the number of weapons (registered and unregistered) owned by civilians, the military, and law enforcement agencies for each country, was released in the most recent comprehensive survey of gun ownership worldwide. The results were informative, though not entirely surprising for many experts on firearms policy:<\/p>\n

The United States has the highest rate of civilian gun ownership in the world \u2014 in fact, nearly double that of the second-place country, with 120.5 civilian-owned firearms per 100 people. There are many U.S. residents who don’t own guns at all, whereas many others own multiple firearms. The U.S., therefore, is home to more guns than people. An ABC News article about the survey pointed out that the U.S. has “less than 5% of the world’s population, but 40% of the world’s civilian-owned guns.” Considering the ongoing frequency of gun violence in the United States, particularly gun-enabled suicides and mass shootings in schools, places of worship, and businesses, many people believe gun laws should be revised and reinforced in the U.S. Nevertheless, with gun control a highly politicized issue, nationwide, reforms become challenging to pass.<\/p>\n

Countries with the most restrictive firearms laws are China, India, Japan, Singapore, and Vietnam. With the lowest gun ownership rates, Taiwan and Indonesia have zero civilian firearms per 100 people. Guns, however, aren’t banned in either of these countries. Taiwan only allows shotguns, handguns, and regular rifles. A background check and license, however, are required for all guns. In Indonesia, firearms are sold and handled by the Weapons Officers of the Indonesian National Police. Indonesian law also requires a background check.<\/p>\n

Countries with Highest Gun Ownership, 2024<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Rank<\/th>Country<\/th>Rate (Guns per 100 people)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
1<\/td>United States<\/td>120.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>Falkland Islands<\/td>62.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>Yemen<\/td>52.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>New Caledonia<\/td>42.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>Serbia<\/td>39.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>Montenegro<\/td>39.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>Canada<\/td>34.70<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>Uruguay<\/td>34.68<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>Cyprus<\/td>34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>Finland<\/td>32.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>Lebanon<\/td>31.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>Iceland<\/td>31.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/td>31.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>Austria<\/td>30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>North Macedonia<\/td>29.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>Norway<\/td>28.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>Liechtenstein<\/td>28.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>Malta<\/td>28.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/td>Switzerland<\/td>27.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/td>New Zealand<\/td>26.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21<\/td>Sweden<\/td>23.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22<\/td>Pakistan<\/td>22.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23<\/td>Greenland<\/td>22.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24<\/td>Portugal<\/td>21.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25<\/td>Germany<\/td>20.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
26<\/td>France<\/td>20.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
27<\/td>Iraq<\/td>20.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
28<\/td>Reunion<\/td>19.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
29<\/td>French Guiana<\/td>19.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
30<\/td>Monaco<\/td>19.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
31<\/td>Luxembourg<\/td>18.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
32<\/td>Bahamas<\/td>18.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
33<\/td>Jordan<\/td>18.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
34<\/td>Venezuela<\/td>18.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
35<\/td>Greece<\/td>17.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
36<\/td>Saudi Arabia<\/td>16.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
37<\/td>United Arab Emirates<\/td>16.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
38<\/td>Paraguay<\/td>16.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
39<\/td>Oman<\/td>16.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
40<\/td>Kuwait<\/td>16.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
41<\/td>Qatar<\/td>16.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
42<\/td>United States Virgin Islands<\/td>16.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
43<\/td>Turkey<\/td>16.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
44<\/td>Suriname<\/td>15.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
45<\/td>Guyana<\/td>15.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
46<\/td>Slovenia<\/td>15.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
47<\/td>Namibia<\/td>15.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
48<\/td>Thailand<\/td>15.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
49<\/td>Australia<\/td>14.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
50<\/td>Italy<\/td>14.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
51<\/td>San Marino<\/td>14.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
52<\/td>Honduras<\/td>14.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
53<\/td>Andorra<\/td>14.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
54<\/td>Croatia<\/td>13.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
55<\/td>Lithuania<\/td>13.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
56<\/td>Libya<\/td>13.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
57<\/td>Mexico<\/td>12.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
58<\/td>Bahrain<\/td>12.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
59<\/td>Belgium<\/td>12.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
60<\/td>Afghanistan<\/td>12.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
61<\/td>Czech Republic<\/td>12.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
62<\/td>Equatorial Guinea<\/td>12.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
63<\/td>Somalia<\/td>12.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
64<\/td>Russia<\/td>12.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
65<\/td>Chile<\/td>12.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
66<\/td>Guatemala<\/td>12.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
67<\/td>El Salvador<\/td>12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
68<\/td>Albania<\/td>12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
69<\/td>Guam<\/td>11.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
70<\/td>Angola<\/td>11.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
71<\/td>Panama<\/td>10.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
72<\/td>Hungary<\/td>10.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
73<\/td>Latvia<\/td>10.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
74<\/td>Colombia<\/td>10.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
75<\/td>Georgia<\/td>10.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
76<\/td>Samoa<\/td>10.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
77<\/td>Costa Rica<\/td>10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
78<\/td>Belize<\/td>10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
79<\/td>Ukraine<\/td>9.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
80<\/td>Denmark<\/td>9.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
81<\/td>South Africa<\/td>9.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
82<\/td>South Sudan<\/td>9.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
83<\/td>Cayman Islands<\/td>9.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
84<\/td>Jamaica<\/td>8.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
85<\/td>Guadeloupe<\/td>8.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
86<\/td>Martinique<\/td>8.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
87<\/td>Saint Martin<\/td>8.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
88<\/td>Bulgaria<\/td>8.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
89<\/td>Brazil<\/td>8.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
90<\/td>Mauritius<\/td>8.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
91<\/td>Syria<\/td>8.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
92<\/td>Ghana<\/td>8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
93<\/td>Tonga<\/td>8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
94<\/td>Mongolia<\/td>7.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
95<\/td>Spain<\/td>7.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
96<\/td>Argentina<\/td>7.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
97<\/td>Dominican Republic<\/td>7.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
98<\/td>Iran<\/td>7.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
99<\/td>Ireland<\/td>7.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
100<\/td>Israel<\/td>6.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
101<\/td>Sudan<\/td>6.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
102<\/td>Slovakia<\/td>6.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
103<\/td>Gambia<\/td>6.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
104<\/td>Maldives<\/td>6.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
105<\/td>Dominica<\/td>6.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
106<\/td>Belarus<\/td>6.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
107<\/td>Armenia<\/td>6.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
108<\/td>Cape Verde<\/td>5.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
109<\/td>Antigua and Barbuda<\/td>5.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
110<\/td>Montserrat<\/td>5.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
111<\/td>India<\/td>5.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
112<\/td>Nicaragua<\/td>5.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
113<\/td>United Kingdom<\/td>5.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
114<\/td>Estonia<\/td>5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
115<\/td>Morocco<\/td>4.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
116<\/td>Lesotho<\/td>4.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
117<\/td>Grenada<\/td>4.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
118<\/td>Bermuda<\/td>4.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
119<\/td>Mozambique<\/td>4.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
120<\/td>Cambodia<\/td>4.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
121<\/td>Ivory Coast<\/td>4.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
122<\/td>Sint Maarten<\/td>4.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
123<\/td>Egypt<\/td>4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
124<\/td>Botswana<\/td>4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
125<\/td>Seychelles<\/td>4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
126<\/td>Gibraltar<\/td>4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
127<\/td>Vanuatu<\/td>3.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
128<\/td>China<\/td>3.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
129<\/td>Philippines<\/td>3.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
130<\/td>Azerbaijan<\/td>3.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
131<\/td>Hong Kong<\/td>3.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
132<\/td>Macau<\/td>3.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
133<\/td>Barbados<\/td>3.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
134<\/td>Gabon<\/td>3.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
135<\/td>Sao Tome and Principe<\/td>3.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
136<\/td>Saint Lucia<\/td>3.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
137<\/td>Saint Vincent and the Grenadines<\/td>3.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
138<\/td>Saint Kitts and Nevis<\/td>3.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
139<\/td>Turks and Caicos Islands<\/td>3.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
140<\/td>Nigeria<\/td>3.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
141<\/td>Trinidad and Tobago<\/td>3.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
142<\/td>Djibouti<\/td>3.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
143<\/td>Laos<\/td>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
144<\/td>Moldova<\/td>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
145<\/td>Kazakhstan<\/td>2.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
146<\/td>Zimbabwe<\/td>2.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
147<\/td>Kyrgyzstan<\/td>2.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
148<\/td>Mauritania<\/td>2.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
149<\/td>Romania<\/td>2.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
150<\/td>Netherlands<\/td>2.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
151<\/td>Haiti<\/td>2.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
152<\/td>Curacao<\/td>2.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
153<\/td>Aruba<\/td>2.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
154<\/td>Northern Mariana Islands<\/td>2.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
155<\/td>Poland<\/td>2.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
156<\/td>French Polynesia<\/td>2.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
157<\/td>Sri Lanka<\/td>2.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
158<\/td>Ecuador<\/td>2.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
159<\/td>Republic of the Congo<\/td>2.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
160<\/td>Algeria<\/td>2.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
161<\/td>Cameroon<\/td>2.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
162<\/td>Cuba<\/td>2.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
163<\/td>Liberia<\/td>2.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
164<\/td>Peru<\/td>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
165<\/td>Senegal<\/td>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
166<\/td>Burundi<\/td>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
167<\/td>Bolivia<\/td>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
168<\/td>Central African Republic<\/td>1.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
169<\/td>Vietnam<\/td>1.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
170<\/td>Myanmar<\/td>1.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
171<\/td>Kenya<\/td>1.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
172<\/td>Nepal<\/td>1.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
173<\/td>Guinea Bissau<\/td>1.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
174<\/td>Comoros<\/td>1.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
175<\/td>Brunei<\/td>1.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
176<\/td>DR Congo<\/td>1.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
177<\/td>Tuvalu<\/td>1.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
178<\/td>Mali<\/td>1.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
179<\/td>Tunisia<\/td>1.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
180<\/td>Palestine<\/td>1.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
181<\/td>Chad<\/td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
182<\/td>Guinea<\/td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
183<\/td>Papua New Guinea<\/td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
184<\/td>Burkina Faso<\/td>0.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
185<\/td>Zambia<\/td>0.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
186<\/td>Tanzania<\/td>0.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
187<\/td>Uganda<\/td>0.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
188<\/td>Togo<\/td>0.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
189<\/td>Bhutan<\/td>0.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
190<\/td>Kiribati<\/td>0.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
191<\/td>British Virgin Islands<\/td>0.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
192<\/td>Malaysia<\/td>0.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
193<\/td>Madagascar<\/td>0.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
194<\/td>Micronesia<\/td>0.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
195<\/td>American Samoa<\/td>0.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
196<\/td>Niger<\/td>0.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
197<\/td>Rwanda<\/td>0.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
198<\/td>Sierra Leone<\/td>0.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
199<\/td>Fiji<\/td>0.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
200<\/td>Marshall Islands<\/td>0.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
201<\/td>Palau<\/td>0.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
202<\/td>Bangladesh<\/td>0.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
203<\/td>Ethiopia<\/td>0.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
204<\/td>Uzbekistan<\/td>0.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
205<\/td>Tajikistan<\/td>0.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
206<\/td>Turkmenistan<\/td>0.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
207<\/td>Eritrea<\/td>0.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
208<\/td>Japan<\/td>0.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
209<\/td>North Korea<\/td>0.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
210<\/td>Malawi<\/td>0.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
211<\/td>Benin<\/td>0.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
212<\/td>Singapore<\/td>0.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
213<\/td>Timor Leste<\/td>0.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
214<\/td>South Korea<\/td>0.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
215<\/td>Solomon Islands<\/td>0.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
216<\/td>Indonesia<\/td>0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
217<\/td>Taiwan<\/td>0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n
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