Belize vs Venezuela: Homicide rate
Belize
32.75 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Venezuela
46.38 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2016
Belize rank
3rd
Venezuela rank
1st
Homicide rate over time
- Belize
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 46.38 deaths per 100,000 people against 32.75 deaths per 100,000 people in Belize, a difference of 13.63 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.4 times Belize's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Venezuela ahead.
Belize ranks 3rd and Venezuela ranks 1st of 111 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 1 and Venezuela in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3015 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.17 deaths per 100,000 people | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 0.4513 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.93 deaths per 100,000 people | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 0.1865 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.46 deaths per 100,000 people | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 7.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.24 deaths per 100,000 people | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 18.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 31.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.49 deaths per 100,000 people | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 35.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 34.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Belize or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 46.38 deaths per 100,000 people against 32.75 deaths per 100,000 people in Belize as of 2016.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Belize and Venezuela?
- 13.63 deaths per 100,000 people, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Venezuela?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2016.
- How do Belize and Venezuela rank globally for homicide rate?
- Belize ranks 3rd and Venezuela ranks 1st 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.