Bahamas vs Belize: Homicide rate from firearms
Bahamas
29.43 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Belize
22.6 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Bahamas rank
6th
Belize rank
8th
Homicide rate from firearms over time
- Bahamas
- Belize
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 29.43 homicides per 100,000 population against 22.6 homicides per 100,000 population in Belize, a difference of 6.83 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.3 times Belize's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 6th and Belize ranks 8th of 82 countries.
Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Belize | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.8 homicides per 100,000 population | 22.26 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.54 homicides per 100,000 population | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 23.44 homicides per 100,000 population | 21.94 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.5 homicides per 100,000 population | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate from firearms, Bahamas or Belize?
- Bahamas, at 29.43 homicides per 100,000 population against 22.6 homicides per 100,000 population in Belize as of 2022.
- What is the difference in homicide rate from firearms between Bahamas and Belize?
- 6.83 homicides per 100,000 population, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Belize?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2022.
- How do Bahamas and Belize rank globally for homicide rate from firearms?
- Bahamas ranks 6th and Belize ranks 8th of 82 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate from firearms. 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 where the weapon was a firearm.