Guyana vs Puerto Rico: Homicide rate
Guyana
17.42 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2020
Puerto Rico
20.67 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Guyana rank
12th
Puerto Rico rank
11th
Homicide rate over time
- Guyana
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 20.67 deaths per 100,000 people against 17.42 deaths per 100,000 people in Guyana, a difference of 3.25 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.2 times Guyana's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Guyana ranks 12th and Puerto Rico ranks 11th of 111 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2312 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.06 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 4.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.79 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 5.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 23.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 18.37 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 16.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 21.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.86 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 15.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 23.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.7 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Guyana or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 20.67 deaths per 100,000 people against 17.42 deaths per 100,000 people in Guyana as of 2022.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Guyana and Puerto Rico?
- 3.25 deaths per 100,000 people, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Puerto Rico?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2017.
- How do Guyana and Puerto Rico rank globally for homicide rate?
- Guyana ranks 12th and Puerto Rico ranks 11th 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.