Barbados vs Seychelles: Homicide rate

Barbados
7.44 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Seychelles
7.97 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Barbados rank
45th
Seychelles rank
42nd

Homicide rate over time

  • Barbados
  • Seychelles
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How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 7.97 homicides per 100,000 population against 7.44 homicides per 100,000 population in Barbados, a difference of 0.53 homicides per 100,000 population.

That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Seychelles ahead.

Barbados ranks 45th and Seychelles ranks 42nd of 179 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Seychelles in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Seychelles Difference Ahead
2000s 9.15 homicides per 100,000 population 10.3 homicides per 100,000 population 1.14 homicides per 100,000 population Seychelles
2010s 10.33 homicides per 100,000 population 10.29 homicides per 100,000 population 0.0432 homicides per 100,000 population Barbados
2020s 13.71 homicides per 100,000 population 6.5 homicides per 100,000 population 7.2 homicides per 100,000 population Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate, Barbados or Seychelles?
Seychelles, at 7.97 homicides per 100,000 population against 7.44 homicides per 100,000 population in Barbados as of 2022.
What is the difference in homicide rate between Barbados and Seychelles?
0.53 homicides per 100,000 population, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Seychelles?
18 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
How do Barbados and Seychelles rank globally for homicide rate?
Barbados ranks 45th and Seychelles ranks 42nd 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

Indicator
Homicide rate
Unit
homicides per 100,000 population
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 4,154 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population.