Bahamas vs Belize: Homicide rate (UN, World)
Bahamas
32.2 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Belize
28.06 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Bahamas rank
12th
Belize rank
15th
Homicide rate (UN, World) over time
- Bahamas
- Belize
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 32.2 homicides per 100,000 population against 28.06 homicides per 100,000 population in Belize, a difference of 4.14 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.1 times Belize's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 12th and Belize ranks 15th of 179 countries.
Belize has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Belize | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.86 homicides per 100,000 population | 28.98 homicides per 100,000 population | 11.12 homicides per 100,000 population | Belize |
| 2010s | 29.73 homicides per 100,000 population | 36.74 homicides per 100,000 population | 7 homicides per 100,000 population | Belize |
| 2020s | 26.89 homicides per 100,000 population | 28.59 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.7 homicides per 100,000 population | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Bahamas or Belize?
- Bahamas, at 32.2 homicides per 100,000 population against 28.06 homicides per 100,000 population in Belize as of 2022.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Bahamas and Belize?
- 4.14 homicides per 100,000 population, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Belize?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Bahamas and Belize rank globally for homicide rate?
- Bahamas ranks 12th and Belize ranks 15th 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.