Colombia vs Trinidad and Tobago: Homicide rate
Colombia
28.2 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Trinidad and Tobago
28.01 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2020
Colombia rank
5th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
6th
Homicide rate over time
- Colombia
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 28.2 deaths per 100,000 people against 28.01 deaths per 100,000 people in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1953 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 5th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 6th of 111 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 6 and Trinidad and Tobago in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 35.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 29.91 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 1960s | 27.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 21.87 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 1970s | 19.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.2 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 1980s | 50 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 42.31 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 1990s | 73.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 64.3 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 2000s | 54.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 25.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 28.42 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 2010s | 29.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 32.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.44 deaths per 100,000 people | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 24.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 28.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.62 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, Colombia or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Colombia, at 28.2 deaths per 100,000 people against 28.01 deaths per 100,000 people in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2021.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Colombia and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2020.
- How do Colombia and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for homicide rate?
- Colombia ranks 5th 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.