Country rankings
Mass Shootings by Country
United States has the highest # of Mass Shooting Incidents 2000-2025 (Rockafeller) (121), followed by Russia (24) and France (8). Albania has the lowest (1).
Crime & Safety31 countries · 3 metricsUpdated Jan 8, 2025Original page
12 sources
- Public Mass Shootings Around the World - Rockefeller Institute
- 2 mass shootings in 2 days plunge Serbia into shock, dismay - AP News
- Mass shootings in U.S. compared with other countries - ABC News
- Comparing Death Rates from Mass Public Shootings and Mass Public Violence in the US And Europe - Crime Prevention Research Center
- Mass Shooting - Wiki
- Does the United States Have a Lower Death Rate From Mass Shootings Than European Countries? - Snopes
- US Mass Shootings, 1982–2021 - Mother Jones
- That viral tweet about mass shootings by country? It needs additional context - PolitiFact
- Mass Shootings in America 2009-2021 - Everytown Research
- Confirmation That the United States Has Six Times Its Global Share of Public Mass Shooters - EJW
- 2025-26 Statistical Risk Assessment for Intrastate Mass Killing - Early Warning Project
- Global Mass Shootings Factsheet - Rockefeller Institute
31 of 235 countries
# of Mass Shooting Incidents 2000-2025 (Rockafeller)
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Median
2
Middle half 1 – 3.5
Average
7.1
31 countries
Highest
121
United States
Lowest
1
Albania
Data
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31 countries · # = rank by # of Mass Shooting Incidents 2000-2025 (Rockafeller)
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 121 | 199 | 28.43 |
| 2 |  Russia | 24 | 12 | 1.71 |
| 3 |  France | 8 | 158 | 22.57 |
| 4 |  Germany | 6 | 13 | 1.86 |
| 4 |  Serbia | 6 | 19 | 2.71 |
| 6 |  Israel | 5 | — | — |
| 7 |  Turkey | 4 | — | — |
| 7 |  Canada | 4 | — | — |
| 9 |  Italy | 3 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 9 |  South Korea | 3 | — | — |
| 9 |  Czechia | 3 | 9 | 1.29 |
| 9 |  Austria | 3 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 9 |  Finland | 3 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 14 |  United Kingdom | 2 | 12 | 1.71 |
| 14 |  Spain | 2 | — | — |
| 14 |  Australia | 2 | — | — |
| 14 |  Kazakhstan | 2 | — | — |
| 14 |  Netherlands | 2 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 14 |  Switzerland | 2 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 14 |  Georgia | 2 | — | — |
| 14 |  Armenia | 2 | — | — |
| 14 |  Montenegro | 2 | — | — |
| 23 |  Malaysia | 1 | — | — |
| 23 |  Saudi Arabia | 1 | — | — |
| 23 |  Belgium | 1 | 10 | 1.43 |
| 23 |  Sweden | 1 | — | — |
| 23 |  Norway | 1 | 69 | 9.86 |
| 23 |  Slovakia | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| 23 |  New Zealand | 1 | — | — |
| 23 |  Croatia | 1 | — | — |
| 23 |  Albania | 1 | 4 | 0.57 |
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Quick answers
- Which country has the highest # of Mass Shooting Incidents 2000-2025 (Rockafeller)?
- United States has the highest # of Mass Shooting Incidents 2000-2025 (Rockafeller), at 121, followed by Russia (24) and France (8).
- Which country has the lowest # of Mass Shooting Incidents 2000-2025 (Rockafeller)?
- Albania has the lowest # of Mass Shooting Incidents 2000-2025 (Rockafeller), at 1.
- What is the median # of Mass Shooting Incidents 2000-2025 (Rockafeller) across countries?
- The median is 2 across the 31 countries with data.
- Where does this mass shootings by country data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Public Mass Shootings Around the World - Rockefeller Institute; 2 mass shootings in 2 days plunge Serbia into shock, dismay - AP News; Mass shootings in U.S. compared with other countries - ABC News; Comparing Death Rates from Mass Public Shootings and Mass Public Violence in the US And Europe - Crime Prevention Research Center.