Bahamas vs Belize: Homicide rate by sex of the victim
Bahamas
62.03 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Belize
51.25 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Bahamas rank
10th
Belize rank
12th
Homicide rate by sex of the victim over time
- Bahamas
- Belize
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 62.03 homicides per 100,000 population against 51.25 homicides per 100,000 population in Belize, a difference of 10.78 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.2 times Belize's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Belize ahead.
Bahamas ranks 10th and Belize ranks 12th of 138 countries.
Belize has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Belize | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.36 homicides per 100,000 population | 51.87 homicides per 100,000 population | 17.51 homicides per 100,000 population | Belize |
| 2010s | 55.82 homicides per 100,000 population | 65.47 homicides per 100,000 population | 9.65 homicides per 100,000 population | Belize |
| 2020s | 51.39 homicides per 100,000 population | 51.61 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2128 homicides per 100,000 population | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate by sex of the victim, Bahamas or Belize?
- Bahamas, at 62.03 homicides per 100,000 population against 51.25 homicides per 100,000 population in Belize as of 2022.
- What is the difference in homicide rate by sex of the victim between Bahamas and Belize?
- 10.78 homicides per 100,000 population, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Belize?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
- How do Bahamas and Belize rank globally for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
- Bahamas ranks 10th and Belize ranks 12th of 138 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate by sex of the victim. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 populationof male victims.