Anguilla vs Bahamas: Homicide rate (UN, World)
Anguilla
29.14 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2014
Bahamas
32.2 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Anguilla rank
14th
Bahamas rank
12th
Homicide rate (UN, World) over time
- Anguilla
- Bahamas
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 32.2 homicides per 100,000 population against 29.14 homicides per 100,000 population in Anguilla, a difference of 3.06 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.1 times Anguilla's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bahamas ahead.
Anguilla ranks 14th and Bahamas ranks 12th of 179 countries.
Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Anguilla | Bahamas | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.3 homicides per 100,000 population | 14.36 homicides per 100,000 population | 9.06 homicides per 100,000 population | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 13.82 homicides per 100,000 population | 17.86 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.03 homicides per 100,000 population | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 14.81 homicides per 100,000 population | 30.47 homicides per 100,000 population | 15.66 homicides per 100,000 population | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Anguilla or Bahamas?
- Bahamas, at 32.2 homicides per 100,000 population against 29.14 homicides per 100,000 population in Anguilla as of 2022.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Anguilla and Bahamas?
- 3.06 homicides per 100,000 population, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Anguilla and Bahamas?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2014.
- How do Anguilla and Bahamas rank globally for homicide rate?
- Anguilla ranks 14th and Bahamas ranks 12th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor 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
Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population.