Bahamas vs Trinidad and Tobago: Homicide rate
Bahamas
43.95 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Trinidad and Tobago
37.33 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Bahamas rank
5th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
8th
Homicide rate over time
- Bahamas
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 43.95 deaths per 100,000 people against 37.33 deaths per 100,000 people in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 6.62 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.2 times Trinidad and Tobago's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 5th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 8th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 1 and Trinidad and Tobago in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 28.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.01 deaths per 100,000 people | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | 31.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 35.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.23 deaths per 100,000 people | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 42.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 36.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.14 deaths per 100,000 people | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Bahamas or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Bahamas, at 43.95 deaths per 100,000 people against 37.33 deaths per 100,000 people in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2021.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Bahamas and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 6.62 deaths per 100,000 people, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Bahamas and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for homicide rate?
- Bahamas ranks 5th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 8th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes, per 100,000 people.