Dominican Republic vs Guatemala: Homicide rate
Dominican Republic
14.08 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
Guatemala
15.09 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Dominican Republic rank
14th
Guatemala rank
13th
Homicide rate over time
- Dominican Republic
- Guatemala
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 15.09 deaths per 100,000 people against 14.08 deaths per 100,000 people in Dominican Republic, a difference of 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Guatemala ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 14th and Guatemala ranks 13th of 111 countries.
Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.47 deaths per 100,000 people | Guatemala |
| 1970s | 5.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.53 deaths per 100,000 people | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 5.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 36.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 31.07 deaths per 100,000 people | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 6.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 20.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.2 deaths per 100,000 people | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 5.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 28.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 23.01 deaths per 100,000 people | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 15.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 26.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.52 deaths per 100,000 people | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Dominican Republic or Guatemala?
- Guatemala, at 15.09 deaths per 100,000 people against 14.08 deaths per 100,000 people in Dominican Republic as of 2022.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Dominican Republic and Guatemala?
- 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Guatemala?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2018.
- How do Dominican Republic and Guatemala rank globally for homicide rate?
- Dominican Republic ranks 14th and Guatemala ranks 13th 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.