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This is a list of countries by guns per capita (number of privately owned small firearms divided by number of residents).

The Small Arms Survey 2007, provides an estimate of the total number of known civilian-owned guns in a country per 100 people of that country. These numbers say nothing about which percentage of the population owns those guns.

The figures do also not directly represent the number of guns available, since in some countries, such as Israel, a significant number of civilians have government-owned military guns in their possession, which would not be included in the figures below.

The ownership rate reported is the average estimate taken from "The largest civilian firearms arsenals for 178 countries. That table gives also the minimum and maximum estimates. Note that for some countries, this margin of error is considerable. For example, Yemen, ranked near the top with an ownership rate of 54.8, has a low estimate of 28.6 and a high estimate of 81.1. While the United States is ranked for the highest gun ownership rate unambiguously, Yemen based on the margin of error may rank anywhere between 2nd and 18th, Switzerland anywhere between 2nd and 16th.

The lowest gun ownership rate among the 178 countries surveyed as of 2007 was reported from Tunisia, with 0.1 (or a total number of 9,000 guns), due to very strict gun control under the Ben Ali regime (compare the rates of the neighboring states, Algeria: 7.6, Libya: 15.5).

List of countries by number of guns per capita

Country	Guns per 100 Residents (2014)	Rank (2014)	Notes
United States	112.6	1
Serbia	69.7	2	Not including Kosovo
Yemen	54.8	3
Switzerland	45.7	4
Cyprus	36.1	5
Saudi Arabia	35	6
Iraq	34.2	7
Uruguay	31.8	8
Sweden	31.6	9	According to the Swedish National Police Agency in 2006, there were a total of 656 000 individuals who had a license for one or more guns; 6.5% of the population. There were 2 032 000 guns or 21 guns per 100 residents. Of the 2 032 000 guns, 959 000 were rifles, 726 000 shotguns, 122 000 combination rifles, 88 000 pistols, 55 000 revolvers, 3 000 automatic guns and 78 000 weapons parts.
Norway	31.3	10
France	31.2	11
Canada	30.8	12	A license is required to own or possess firearms. Federal government safety course required before applying for a license. To be authorized to carry a handgun or restricted long gun for a lawful occupational purpose, such as trapping or working in a wilderness area, an individual must be a Canadian resident, have a firearms licence with restricted privileges and obtain an Authorization to Transport (ATT) permit from the CFO. Semi automatic firearms have size restricted magazines (rimfire rifles excluded) Automatic firearms not permitted.
Austria	30.4	13
Iceland	30.3	14	A license is required to own or possess firearms. National government safety course required before applying for a license. Special license required to own pistols. Pistols may only be used for target shooting at a licensed range. Semi automatic firearms have caliber restrictions. Automatic firearms not permitted.
Germany	30.3	15
Finland	29.1	16	34.2
Oman	25.5	17
Bahrain	24.8	18
Kuwait	24.8	19
Republic of Macedonia	24.1	20
Montenegro	23.1	21
New Zealand	22.6	22	A license is required to possess firearms. Additional endorsements are required for pistols (for target shooting and collectors only) and military style semi-automatic rifles and shotguns. Automatic firearms can only be obtained if the license holder has a "C" endorsement, however they must never be fired.
Greece	22.5	23
United Arab Emirates	22.1	24
Croatia	21.7	25
Panama	21.7	26
Lebanon	21	27
Equatorial Guinea	19.9	28
Qatar	19.2	29
Latvia	19	30
Peru	18.8	31
Angola	17.3	32
Bosnia and Herzegovina	17.3	33
Belgium	17.2	34
Paraguay	17	35
Czech Republic	16.3	36
Thailand	15.6	37
Libya	15.5	38
Luxembourg	15.3	39
Australia	15	40	someone needs to update Australia. Because there is 5 million guns in Australia and a poplation of 23 million
Mexico	15	41
Mauritius	14.7	42
Guyana	14.6	43
Gabon	14	44
Slovenia	13.5	45
Suriname	13.4	46
Guatemala	13.1	47
South Africa	12.7	48
Namibia	12.6	49
Armenia	12.5	50
Turkey	12.5	51
Denmark	12	52
Italy	11.9	53
Malta	11.9	54
Pakistan	11.6	55
Jordan	11.5	56
Chile	10.7	57	Children under the age of 18 are strictly prohibited from using firearms and ammunition, adults letting any children use firearms will receive a jail penalty.
Venezuela	10.7	58
Spain	10.4	59
Argentina	10.2	60
World	10.2	-
Belize	10	61
Costa Rica	9.9	62
Estonia	9.2	63
Somalia	9.1	64
Transnistria	9.1	65
Russia	8.9	66
Zambia	8.9	67
Albania	8.6	68
Portugal	8.5	69
Slovakia	8.3	70
Jamaica	8.1	71
Brazil	8	72
Barbados	7.8	73
Nicaragua	7.7	74
Algeria	7.6	75
Belarus	7.3	76
Georgia	7.3	77
Iran	7.3	78
Israel	7.3	79
Moldova	7.1	80
Ukraine	6.6	81
United Kingdom	6.6	82
Maldives	6.5	83
Kenya	6.4	84
Swaziland	6.4	85
Bulgaria	6.2	86
Honduras	6.2	87
Colombia	5.9	88
El Salvador	5.8	89
Hungary	5.5	90
Sudan	5.5	91	Includes South Sudan
Cape Verde	5.4	92
Seychelles	5.4	93
Bahamas	5.3	94
Dominican Republic	5.1	95
Mozambique	5.1	96
Morocco	5	97
Botswana	4.9	98
China	4.9	99
Cuba	4.8	100
Philippines	4.7	101
Afghanistan	4.6	102
Taiwan	4.6	103
Zimbabwe	4.6	104
Cambodia	4.3	105
Ireland	4.3	106
India	4.2	107
Burma	4	108
Netherlands	3.9	109	License is required to possess firearms, and only permitted when in possession of a hunting license or when registered with a rifle club. Automatic firearms are strictly prohibited for civillians.
Syria	3.9	110
Turkmenistan	3.8	111
Azerbaijan	3.5	112
Egypt	3.5	113
Bhutan	3.5	114
Palestine	3.4	115
Bolivia	2.8	116
Cameroon	2.8	117
Djibouti	2.8	118
Congo	2.7	119
Lesotho	2.7	120
Ivory Coast	2.4	121
Senegal	2	122
Mongolia	1.9	123
Comoros	1.8	124
Vietnam	1.7	125
Guinea-Bissau	1.6	126
Liberia	1.6	127
Mauritania	1.6	128
Trinidad and Tobago	1.6	129
Malaysia	1.5	130
Nigeria	1.5	131
Sri Lanka	1.5	132
Uzbekistan	1.5	133
Benin	1.4	134
Brunei	1.4	135
DR Congo	1.4	136
Tanzania	1.4	137
Uganda	1.4	138
Ecuador	1.3	139
Kazakhstan	1.3	140
Poland	1.3	141
Burundi	1.2	142
Laos	1.2	143
Guinea	1.2	144
Papua New Guinea	1.2	145
Burkina Faso	1.1	146
Chad	1.1	147
South Korea	1.1	148
Mali	1.1	149
Central African Republic	1	150
Tajikistan	1	151
Togo	1	152
Kyrgyzstan	.9	153
Gambia	.8	154
Madagascar	.8	155
Nepal	.8	156
Lithuania	.7	157
Malawi	.7	158
Niger	.7	159
Romania	.7	160
Haiti	.6	161
Japan	.6	162
North Korea	.6	163
Rwanda	.6	164
Sierra Leone	.6	165
Bangladesh	.5	166
Eritrea	.5	167
Fiji	.5	168
Indonesia	.5	169
Singapore	.5	170	Citizens in Singapore must obtain a license to lawfully possess firearms and/or ammunition, usually men working in the army.
Ethiopia	.4	171
Ghana	.4	172
Solomon Islands	.4	173
East Timor	.3	174
Tunisia	.1	175

See also

• Gun politics
• Small arms proliferation
• List of countries by firearm-related death rate
• Index of gun politics articles

References

1. Vladeta Ajdacic-Gross, Martin Killias, Urs Hepp, Erika Gadola, Matthias Bopp, Christoph Lauber, Ulrich Schnyder, Felix Gutzwiller, Wulf Rössler. "Firearm suicides and the availability of firearms: analysis of longitudinal international data". Poster presented at the European Congress of Epidemiology, Utrecht.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
2. Martin Killias (1993). "Gun Ownership, Suicide and Homicide: An International Perspective" (PDF).
3. ^ Geneva Graduate Institute of International Studies. "Small Arms Survey 2007, Chapter 2 on Stockpiles" (PDF). Cambridge.
4. Small Arms Survey 2007, Chapter and summary download
5. Crime Prevention Research Center (31 March 2014). "Comparing murder rates and gun ownership across countries".
6. Washington Post (17 December 2012). "Gun homicides and gun ownership by country".
7. Ingraham, Christopher (5 October 2015). "There are now more guns than people in the United States". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
8. https://www.polisen.se/Global/www%20och%20Intrapolis/Rapporter-utredningar/01%20Polisen%20nationellt/Ovriga%20rapporter-utredningar/Vapenrapporten_2006.pdf
9. http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/cfp-pcaf/fs-fd/wild-sauvage-eng.htm
10. http://www.iltalehti.fi/uutiset/2013013116622170_uu.shtml
11. (1600000/5500000)*100=29.09...≈29.1
12. http://www.police.govt.nz/advice/firearms-prohibited-offensive-weapons

External links

• Interactive map of gun ownership

• Use dmy dates from May 2011
• Lists of countries
• Gun politics by country
• Gun politics