Colombia vs Trinidad and Tobago: Homicide rate

Colombia
35.63 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Trinidad and Tobago
37.33 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Colombia rank
9th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
8th

Homicide rate over time

  • Colombia
  • Trinidad and Tobago
20406080100200020102021

How they compare

Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 37.33 deaths per 100,000 people against 35.63 deaths per 100,000 people in Colombia, a difference of 1.7 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 9th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 8th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Trinidad and Tobago in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Trinidad and Tobago Difference Ahead
2000s 73.72 deaths per 100,000 people 28.1 deaths per 100,000 people 45.62 deaths per 100,000 people Colombia
2010s 48.67 deaths per 100,000 people 35.56 deaths per 100,000 people 13.12 deaths per 100,000 people Colombia
2020s 36.39 deaths per 100,000 people 36.94 deaths per 100,000 people 0.55 deaths per 100,000 people Trinidad and Tobago

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate, Colombia or Trinidad and Tobago?
Trinidad and Tobago, at 37.33 deaths per 100,000 people against 35.63 deaths per 100,000 people in Colombia as of 2021.
What is the difference in homicide rate between Colombia and Trinidad and Tobago?
1.7 deaths per 100,000 people, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Trinidad and Tobago?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Colombia and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for homicide rate?
Colombia ranks 9th 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

Indicator
Homicide rate
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes, per 100,000 people.