Guyana vs Suriname: Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner
Guyana
0.7454 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Suriname
1.27 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Guyana rank
8th
Suriname rank
5th
Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner over time
- Guyana
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 1.27 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.7454 homicides per 100,000 population in Guyana, a difference of 0.5246 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.7 times Guyana's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Suriname ahead.
Guyana ranks 8th and Suriname ranks 5th of 67 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 1 and Suriname in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7156 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.09 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.379 homicides per 100,000 population | Suriname |
| 2020s | 0.9415 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.8826 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0589 homicides per 100,000 population | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner, Guyana or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 1.27 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.7454 homicides per 100,000 population in Guyana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner between Guyana and Suriname?
- 0.5246 homicides per 100,000 population, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Suriname?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
- How do Guyana and Suriname rank globally for homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner?
- Guyana ranks 8th and Suriname ranks 5th of 67 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 where the perpetrator is an intimate partner. 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 of male victims where the perpetrator is an intimate partner.