Belize vs Trinidad and Tobago: Homicide rate
Belize
32.75 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Trinidad and Tobago
28.01 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2020
Belize rank
3rd
Trinidad and Tobago rank
6th
Homicide rate over time
- Belize
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Belize currently reports 32.75 deaths per 100,000 people against 28.01 deaths per 100,000 people in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 4.74 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Belize's figure about 1.2 times Trinidad and Tobago's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
Belize ranks 3rd and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 6th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 1 and Trinidad and Tobago in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.38 deaths per 100,000 people | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1970s | 0.4513 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.99 deaths per 100,000 people | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1980s | 0.1598 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.54 deaths per 100,000 people | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1990s | 5.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.26 deaths per 100,000 people | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2000s | 18.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 25.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.79 deaths per 100,000 people | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | 35.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 32.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.42 deaths per 100,000 people | Belize |
| 2020s | 19.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 28.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.65 deaths per 100,000 people | Trinidad and Tobago |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Belize or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Belize, at 32.75 deaths per 100,000 people against 28.01 deaths per 100,000 people in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2022.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Belize and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 4.74 deaths per 100,000 people, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2020.
- How do Belize and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for homicide rate?
- Belize ranks 3rd and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 6th 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.