Saint Lucia vs Trinidad and Tobago: Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC
Saint Lucia
39.04 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Trinidad and Tobago
40.44 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Saint Lucia rank
10th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
9th
Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC over time
- Saint Lucia
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 40.44 homicides per 100,000 population against 39.04 homicides per 100,000 population in Saint Lucia, a difference of 1.4 homicides per 100,000 population.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Saint Lucia ranks 10th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 9th of 179 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Saint Lucia averaged higher in 1 and Trinidad and Tobago in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saint Lucia | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.03 homicides per 100,000 population | 23.09 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.06 homicides per 100,000 population | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | 22.13 homicides per 100,000 population | 31.1 homicides per 100,000 population | 8.97 homicides per 100,000 population | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 35.1 homicides per 100,000 population | 32.5 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.6 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, Saint Lucia or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 40.44 homicides per 100,000 population against 39.04 homicides per 100,000 population in Saint Lucia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in homicide rate, who vs. unodc between Saint Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 1.4 homicides per 100,000 population, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Saint Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for homicide rate, who vs. unodc?
- Saint Lucia ranks 10th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 9th 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.