Bahamas vs Saint Lucia: Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC
Bahamas
32.2 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Saint Lucia
39.04 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Bahamas rank
12th
Saint Lucia rank
10th
Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC over time
- Bahamas
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 39.04 homicides per 100,000 population against 32.2 homicides per 100,000 population in Bahamas, a difference of 6.84 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.2 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 12th and Saint Lucia ranks 10th of 179 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 2 and Saint Lucia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.36 homicides per 100,000 population | 8.37 homicides per 100,000 population | 6 homicides per 100,000 population | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 17.86 homicides per 100,000 population | 22.03 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.17 homicides per 100,000 population | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 29.73 homicides per 100,000 population | 22.13 homicides per 100,000 population | 7.6 homicides per 100,000 population | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 26.89 homicides per 100,000 population | 35.1 homicides per 100,000 population | 8.21 homicides per 100,000 population | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, who vs. unodc, Bahamas or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 39.04 homicides per 100,000 population against 32.2 homicides per 100,000 population in Bahamas as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate, who vs. unodc between Bahamas and Saint Lucia?
- 6.84 homicides per 100,000 population, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Saint Lucia?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Bahamas and Saint Lucia rank globally for homicide rate, who vs. unodc?
- Bahamas ranks 12th and Saint Lucia ranks 10th 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.