{"id":7203,"date":"2018-06-04T19:30:30","date_gmt":"2018-06-04T14:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/answers\/?p=7203"},"modified":"2021-03-17T07:28:53","modified_gmt":"2021-03-17T11:28:53","slug":"countries-gun-ownership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/answers\/defence\/countries-gun-ownership\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the countries having most gun owners?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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\nThere are several nations around the world where civilians can easily obtain firearms. It has been estimated that there are about 650 million gun owners across the world.<\/p>\n

United States<\/h3>\n

As one might have predicted, the United States is the number one nation when it comes to civilians owning a gun. According to data by the Small Arms Survey; 89 out of every 100 people, in the US own, or have owned, a firearm. In fact, the high level of casualties from firearms sparked a debate in the country for tighter gun laws.<\/p>\n

Other countries with most gun owners<\/h3>\n

In second place was Serbia<\/strong>, where around 75 people out of every 100, own a gun.
\nYemen<\/strong> holds the third position where almost 55 civilians per 100 people owned a firearm.
\nSwitzerland<\/strong> is the first in Europe in terms of the number of civilians owning a firearm. According to the data, in this picturesque European nation, some 46 people out of 100 owned a firearm, while in Finland the numbers stood at 45 per 100 people.
\nApart from Finland, other countries where between 31 and 45 civilians per 100 owned a firearm included; Cyprus, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Uruguay and, Canada. Meanwhile, nations where civilian gun ownership stood between 15 and 30 per 100 are; Germany, Kuwait, New Zealand, Greece, United Arab Emirates, Croatia, Lebanon, Qatar, and others.<\/p>\n

Countries with least gun owners<\/h3>\n

The countries that occupied the bottom slots on the Small Arms Survey were; Jordan, Pakistan, Russia, China, India, South Korea, Morocco, and some other nations. In these nations the civilian gun ownership was less than 15 per 100 people.<\/p>\n

(Data sourced from Small Arms Survey<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

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