Ecuador vs Trinidad and Tobago: Homicide rate

Ecuador
24.57 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Trinidad and Tobago
28.01 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2020
Ecuador rank
7th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
6th

Homicide rate over time

  • Ecuador
  • Trinidad and Tobago
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How they compare

Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 28.01 deaths per 100,000 people against 24.57 deaths per 100,000 people in Ecuador, a difference of 3.44 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.

Ecuador ranks 7th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 6th of 111 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 3 and Trinidad and Tobago in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Trinidad and Tobago Difference Ahead
1960s 6.66 deaths per 100,000 people 7.38 deaths per 100,000 people 0.7163 deaths per 100,000 people Trinidad and Tobago
1970s 6.76 deaths per 100,000 people 5.41 deaths per 100,000 people 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people Ecuador
1980s 8.99 deaths per 100,000 people 5.92 deaths per 100,000 people 3.06 deaths per 100,000 people Ecuador
1990s 12.79 deaths per 100,000 people 9.16 deaths per 100,000 people 3.63 deaths per 100,000 people Ecuador
2000s 15.95 deaths per 100,000 people 25.72 deaths per 100,000 people 9.77 deaths per 100,000 people Trinidad and Tobago
2010s 8.5 deaths per 100,000 people 32.23 deaths per 100,000 people 23.73 deaths per 100,000 people Trinidad and Tobago
2020s 5.95 deaths per 100,000 people 28.01 deaths per 100,000 people 22.06 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, Ecuador or Trinidad and Tobago?
Trinidad and Tobago, at 28.01 deaths per 100,000 people against 24.57 deaths per 100,000 people in Ecuador as of 2020.
What is the difference in homicide rate between Ecuador and Trinidad and Tobago?
3.44 deaths per 100,000 people, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Trinidad and Tobago?
52 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2020.
How do Ecuador and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for homicide rate?
Ecuador ranks 7th 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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Indicator
Homicide rate
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,803 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Annual number of homicides per 100,000 people.