Barbados vs Seychelles: Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC
Barbados
7.44 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Seychelles
7.97 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Barbados rank
45th
Seychelles rank
42nd
Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC over time
- Barbados
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 7.97 homicides per 100,000 population against 7.44 homicides per 100,000 population in Barbados, a difference of 0.53 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Seychelles ahead.
Barbados ranks 45th and Seychelles ranks 42nd of 179 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Seychelles in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.15 homicides per 100,000 population | 10.3 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.14 homicides per 100,000 population | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 10.33 homicides per 100,000 population | 10.29 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0432 homicides per 100,000 population | Barbados |
| 2020s | 13.71 homicides per 100,000 population | 6.5 homicides per 100,000 population | 7.2 homicides per 100,000 population | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, who vs. unodc, Barbados or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 7.97 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 Seychelles?
- 0.53 homicides per 100,000 population, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Seychelles?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
- How do Barbados and Seychelles rank globally for homicide rate, who vs. unodc?
- Barbados ranks 45th and Seychelles ranks 42nd 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.