Bahamas vs Dominica: Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC
Bahamas
32.2 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Dominica
27.06 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Bahamas rank
12th
Dominica rank
16th
Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC over time
- Bahamas
- Dominica
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 32.2 homicides per 100,000 population against 27.06 homicides per 100,000 population in Dominica, a difference of 5.14 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.2 times Dominica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 12th and Dominica ranks 16th of 179 countries.
Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Dominica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.86 homicides per 100,000 population | 9.9 homicides per 100,000 population | 7.96 homicides per 100,000 population | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 29.58 homicides per 100,000 population | 18.12 homicides per 100,000 population | 11.46 homicides per 100,000 population | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 26.89 homicides per 100,000 population | 21.84 homicides per 100,000 population | 5.05 homicides per 100,000 population | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, who vs. unodc, Bahamas or Dominica?
- Bahamas, at 32.2 homicides per 100,000 population against 27.06 homicides per 100,000 population in Dominica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in homicide rate, who vs. unodc between Bahamas and Dominica?
- 5.14 homicides per 100,000 population, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Dominica?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Bahamas and Dominica rank globally for homicide rate, who vs. unodc?
- Bahamas ranks 12th and Dominica ranks 16th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population.