Belize vs Honduras: Homicide rate
Belize
28.06 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Honduras
31.44 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Belize rank
15th
Honduras rank
13th
Homicide rate over time
- Belize
- Honduras
How they compare
Honduras currently reports 31.44 homicides per 100,000 population against 28.06 homicides per 100,000 population in Belize, a difference of 3.38 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Honduras's figure about 1.1 times Belize's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Honduras has been ahead every year.
Belize ranks 15th and Honduras ranks 13th of 179 countries.
Honduras has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Honduras | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.98 homicides per 100,000 population | 50.87 homicides per 100,000 population | 21.89 homicides per 100,000 population | Honduras |
| 2010s | 36.74 homicides per 100,000 population | 60.71 homicides per 100,000 population | 23.97 homicides per 100,000 population | Honduras |
| 2020s | 28.59 homicides per 100,000 population | 36.29 homicides per 100,000 population | 7.7 homicides per 100,000 population | Honduras |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Belize or Honduras?
- Honduras, at 31.44 homicides per 100,000 population against 28.06 homicides per 100,000 population in Belize as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Belize and Honduras?
- 3.38 homicides per 100,000 population, with Honduras ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Honduras?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Belize and Honduras rank globally for homicide rate?
- Belize ranks 15th and Honduras ranks 13th 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.