Puerto Rico vs Saint Lucia: Homicide rate
Puerto Rico
20.67 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Saint Lucia
23.42 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2020
Puerto Rico rank
11th
Saint Lucia rank
9th
Homicide rate over time
- Puerto Rico
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 23.42 deaths per 100,000 people against 20.67 deaths per 100,000 people in Puerto Rico, a difference of 2.75 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.1 times Puerto Rico's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 11th and Saint Lucia ranks 9th of 111 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4518 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.11 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 15.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.89 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 23.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.85 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 20.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.52 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 23.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 20.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.22 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Puerto Rico or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 23.42 deaths per 100,000 people against 20.67 deaths per 100,000 people in Puerto Rico as of 2020.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Puerto Rico and Saint Lucia?
- 2.75 deaths per 100,000 people, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Saint Lucia?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2017.
- How do Puerto Rico and Saint Lucia rank globally for homicide rate?
- Puerto Rico ranks 11th 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.