Bahamas vs Trinidad and Tobago: Homicide rate
Bahamas
32.2 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Trinidad and Tobago
40.44 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Bahamas rank
12th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
9th
Homicide rate over time
- Bahamas
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 40.44 homicides per 100,000 population against 32.2 homicides per 100,000 population in Bahamas, a difference of 8.24 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 1.3 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 12th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 9th of 179 countries.
Trinidad and Tobago has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.86 homicides per 100,000 population | 23.09 homicides per 100,000 population | 5.23 homicides per 100,000 population | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | 29.73 homicides per 100,000 population | 31.1 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.37 homicides per 100,000 population | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 26.89 homicides per 100,000 population | 32.5 homicides per 100,000 population | 5.61 homicides per 100,000 population | Trinidad and Tobago |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Bahamas or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 40.44 homicides per 100,000 population against 32.2 homicides per 100,000 population in Bahamas as of 2022.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Bahamas and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 8.24 homicides per 100,000 population, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Bahamas and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for homicide rate?
- Bahamas ranks 12th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 9th 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.