2026-03-16 · percent of world population

The U.S. homicide rate exceeds rich-country peers

Guns and inequality feature in comparative studies.

Policy grids compress billions of people into equal squares — the shock is in the share, not the cell. This grid divides world population (2026 snapshot) into colored bands — United States, Asia & Pacific, and 2 more groups — using equal squares so you compare shares, not country size on a map.

1 cell = 0.1 percent of world population (0.1% of world population) · 1,000 cells