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Old 02-16-2005, 02:47 PM  
rickholio
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Originally Posted by Antonio
Murders with firearms (per capita)

1. South Africa 0.74 per 1000 people
2. Colombia 0.52 per 1000 people
3. Thailand 0.31 per 1000 people
4. Zimbabwe 0.04 per 1000 people
5. Mexico 0.03 per 1000 people
6. Costa Rica 0.03 per 1000 people
7. Belarus 0.03 per 1000 people
8. United States 0.02 per 1000 people

Murders (per capita)

1. Colombia 0.63 per 1000 people
2. South Africa 0.51 per 1000 people
3. Jamaica 0.32 per 1000 people
4. Venezuela 0.32 per 1000 people
5. Russia 0.19 per 1000 people
6. Mexico 0.13 per 1000 people
7. Lithuania 0.10 per 1000 people
8. Estonia 0.10 per 1000 people
9. Latvia 0.10 per 1000 people
10. Belarus 0.09 per 1000 people
......
24. United States 0.04 per 1000 people

These numbers are obviously broken. How can you have 140% of murders in south africa commited with firearms?

Nationmaster makes it look real nice, but I've noticed other 'inconsistencies' in its numbers before.
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