Barbados vs Hong Kong: Homicide rate
Barbados
0.3517 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2013
Hong Kong
0.1894 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2017
Barbados rank
101st
Hong Kong rank
103rd
Homicide rate over time
- Barbados
- Hong Kong
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 0.3517 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.1894 deaths per 100,000 people in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.1623 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.9 times Hong Kong's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 101st and Hong Kong ranks 103rd of 111 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Hong Kong | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.15 deaths per 100,000 people | Barbados |
| 1970s | 3.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.82 deaths per 100,000 people | Barbados |
| 1980s | 5.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.47 deaths per 100,000 people | Barbados |
| 1990s | 8.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.27 deaths per 100,000 people | Barbados |
| 2000s | 10.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6395 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.22 deaths per 100,000 people | Barbados |
| 2010s | 3.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.17 deaths per 100,000 people | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Barbados or Hong Kong?
- Barbados, at 0.3517 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.1894 deaths per 100,000 people in Hong Kong as of 2013.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Barbados and Hong Kong?
- 0.1623 deaths per 100,000 people, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Hong Kong?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2013.
- How do Barbados and Hong Kong rank globally for homicide rate?
- Barbados ranks 101st and Hong Kong ranks 103rd of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (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
Annual number of homicides per 100,000 people.