Barbados vs United Kingdom: Homicide rate
Barbados
0.3517 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2013
United Kingdom
0.3783 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Barbados rank
101st
United Kingdom rank
98th
Homicide rate over time
- Barbados
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 0.3783 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.3517 deaths per 100,000 people in Barbados, a difference of 0.0266 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 101st and United Kingdom ranks 98th of 111 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6377 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.69 deaths per 100,000 people | Barbados |
| 1970s | 3.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.59 deaths per 100,000 people | Barbados |
| 1980s | 5.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9059 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.05 deaths per 100,000 people | Barbados |
| 1990s | 8.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9209 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.78 deaths per 100,000 people | Barbados |
| 2000s | 10.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4589 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.4 deaths per 100,000 people | Barbados |
| 2010s | 3.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2665 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.27 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 United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 0.3783 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.3517 deaths per 100,000 people in Barbados as of 2021.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Barbados and United Kingdom?
- 0.0266 deaths per 100,000 people, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and United Kingdom?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2013.
- How do Barbados and United Kingdom rank globally for homicide rate?
- Barbados ranks 101st and United Kingdom ranks 98th 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.