Grenada vs United States: Homicide rate
Grenada
7.9 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
United States
7.42 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Grenada rank
21st
United States rank
22nd
Homicide rate over time
- Grenada
- United States
How they compare
Grenada currently reports 7.9 deaths per 100,000 people against 7.42 deaths per 100,000 people in United States, a difference of 0.48 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Grenada's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was United States ahead.
Grenada ranks 21st and United States ranks 22nd of 111 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Grenada | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.73 deaths per 100,000 people | United States |
| 1990s | 1.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.97 deaths per 100,000 people | United States |
| 2000s | 0.7434 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.37 deaths per 100,000 people | United States |
| 2010s | 4.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6792 deaths per 100,000 people | United States |
| 2020s | 3.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.01 deaths per 100,000 people | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Grenada or United States?
- Grenada, at 7.9 deaths per 100,000 people against 7.42 deaths per 100,000 people in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Grenada and United States?
- 0.48 deaths per 100,000 people, with Grenada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Grenada and United States?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2022.
- How do Grenada and United States rank globally for homicide rate?
- Grenada ranks 21st and United States ranks 22nd 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.