Map created by reddit user Rift3N

The map above shows a rather surprising fact, the US (population: 327 million) has roughly the same number of murders as all the countries in red combined (total population: over 2.3 billion): 17,250 vs 17,324.

Here is the homicide breakdown by country:

US: 17,250

Countries in red:

China: 8,634

8,634 Indonesia: 1,292

1,292 Germany: 963

963 France: 875

875 UK: 791

791 Canada: 611

611 Italy: 400

400 Japan: 362

362 South Korea: 356

356 Spain: 294

294 Poland: 256

256 Romania: 247

247 Australia: 227

227 Belgium: 220

220 Hungary: 202

202 Taiwan: 192

192 Lithuania: 153

153 Israel: 110

110 Sweden: 106

106 Netherlands: 94

94 Greece: 84

84 Bulgaria: 81

81 Finland: 78

78 Latvia: 67

67 Portugal: 66

66 Czech Republic: 65

65 Austria: 57

57 Slovakia: 57

57 Denmark: 56

56 New Zealand: 45

45 Switzerland: 45

45 Croatia: 44

44 Estonia: 42

42 Ireland: 38

38 Hong Kong: 28

28 Norway: 27

27 Singapore: 18

18 Cyprus: 13

13 Slovenia: 10

10 Luxembourg: 4

4 Malta: 4

4 Iceland: 1

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