Ecuador vs Saint Lucia: Homicide rate
Ecuador
24.57 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Saint Lucia
23.42 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2020
Ecuador rank
7th
Saint Lucia rank
9th
Homicide rate over time
- Ecuador
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 24.57 deaths per 100,000 people against 23.42 deaths per 100,000 people in Saint Lucia, a difference of 1.15 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 7th and Saint Lucia ranks 9th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 4 and Saint Lucia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.68 deaths per 100,000 people | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 6.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5422 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.91 deaths per 100,000 people | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 9.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.56 deaths per 100,000 people | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 12.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.12 deaths per 100,000 people | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 15.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5267 deaths per 100,000 people | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 8.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 21.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.86 deaths per 100,000 people | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 5.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 23.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.47 deaths per 100,000 people | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Ecuador or Saint Lucia?
- Ecuador, at 24.57 deaths per 100,000 people against 23.42 deaths per 100,000 people in Saint Lucia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Ecuador and Saint Lucia?
- 1.15 deaths per 100,000 people, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Saint Lucia?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2020.
- How do Ecuador and Saint Lucia rank globally for homicide rate?
- Ecuador ranks 7th and Saint Lucia ranks 9th 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.