Jamaica vs Portugal: Homicide rate
Jamaica
1.04 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2014
Portugal
0.9664 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Jamaica rank
65th
Portugal rank
68th
Homicide rate over time
- Jamaica
- Portugal
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.9664 deaths per 100,000 people in Portugal, a difference of 0.0736 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 65th and Portugal ranks 68th of 111 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3771 deaths per 100,000 people | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 0.7209 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.947 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 1980s | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3485 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.2258 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.41 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 2000s | 11.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.46 deaths per 100,000 people | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 7.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.63 deaths per 100,000 people | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Jamaica or Portugal?
- Jamaica, at 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.9664 deaths per 100,000 people in Portugal as of 2014.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Jamaica and Portugal?
- 0.0736 deaths per 100,000 people, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Portugal?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2014.
- How do Jamaica and Portugal rank globally for homicide rate?
- Jamaica ranks 65th and Portugal ranks 68th 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.