What is the difference in homicide rate between Dominican Republic and Namibia?

1.73 deaths per 100,000 people, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Namibia?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

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.

Dominican Republic vs Namibia: Homicide rate (World Health)

Dominican Republic

19.67 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Namibia

17.94 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Dominican Republic rank

18th

Namibia rank

21st

Homicide rate (World Health) over time

Dominican Republic
Namibia

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 19.67 deaths per 100,000 people against 17.94 deaths per 100,000 people in Namibia, a difference of 1.73 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Namibia ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 18th and Namibia ranks 21st of 194 countries.

Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	24.03 deaths per 100,000 people	19.45 deaths per 100,000 people	4.58 deaths per 100,000 people	Dominican Republic
2010s	21.44 deaths per 100,000 people	18.36 deaths per 100,000 people	3.08 deaths per 100,000 people	Dominican Republic
2020s	19.22 deaths per 100,000 people	18.05 deaths per 100,000 people	1.17 deaths per 100,000 people	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate, Dominican Republic or Namibia?: Dominican Republic, at 19.67 deaths per 100,000 people against 17.94 deaths per 100,000 people in Namibia as of 2021.
What is the difference in homicide rate between Dominican Republic and Namibia?: 1.73 deaths per 100,000 people, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Namibia?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Dominican Republic and Namibia rank globally for homicide rate?: Dominican Republic ranks 18th and Namibia ranks 21st 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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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: 30 October 2026

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