Barbados vs El Salvador: Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC
Barbados
7.44 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
El Salvador
7.9 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Barbados rank
45th
El Salvador rank
43rd
Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC over time
- Barbados
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 7.9 homicides per 100,000 population against 7.44 homicides per 100,000 population in Barbados, a difference of 0.46 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1994 it was El Salvador ahead.
Barbados ranks 45th and El Salvador ranks 43rd of 179 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.63 homicides per 100,000 population | 108.17 homicides per 100,000 population | 100.54 homicides per 100,000 population | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 9.56 homicides per 100,000 population | 60.15 homicides per 100,000 population | 50.59 homicides per 100,000 population | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 10.33 homicides per 100,000 population | 63.33 homicides per 100,000 population | 52.99 homicides per 100,000 population | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 13.71 homicides per 100,000 population | 15.58 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.87 homicides per 100,000 population | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, who vs. unodc, Barbados or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 7.9 homicides per 100,000 population against 7.44 homicides per 100,000 population in Barbados as of 2022.
- What is the difference in homicide rate, who vs. unodc between Barbados and El Salvador?
- 0.46 homicides per 100,000 population, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and El Salvador?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2022.
- How do Barbados and El Salvador rank globally for homicide rate, who vs. unodc?
- Barbados ranks 45th and El Salvador ranks 43rd 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.