Belize vs Saint Lucia: Homicide rate by sex of the victim
Belize
51.25 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Saint Lucia
68.85 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Belize rank
12th
Saint Lucia rank
9th
Homicide rate by sex of the victim over time
- Belize
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 68.85 homicides per 100,000 population against 51.25 homicides per 100,000 population in Belize, a difference of 17.6 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.3 times Belize's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 12th and Saint Lucia ranks 9th of 138 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 2 and Saint Lucia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.87 homicides per 100,000 population | 39.64 homicides per 100,000 population | 12.23 homicides per 100,000 population | Belize |
| 2010s | 65.47 homicides per 100,000 population | 39.89 homicides per 100,000 population | 25.58 homicides per 100,000 population | Belize |
| 2020s | 51.61 homicides per 100,000 population | 62.59 homicides per 100,000 population | 10.98 homicides per 100,000 population | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate by sex of the victim, Belize or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 68.85 homicides per 100,000 population against 51.25 homicides per 100,000 population in Belize as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate by sex of the victim between Belize and Saint Lucia?
- 17.6 homicides per 100,000 population, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Saint Lucia?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
- How do Belize and Saint Lucia rank globally for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
- Belize ranks 12th and Saint Lucia ranks 9th 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.