Bahamas vs Jamaica: Homicide rate from firearms
Bahamas
29.43 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Jamaica
41.87 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Bahamas rank
6th
Jamaica rank
3rd
Homicide rate from firearms over time
- Bahamas
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 41.87 homicides per 100,000 population against 29.43 homicides per 100,000 population in Bahamas, a difference of 12.44 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.4 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Jamaica ahead.
Bahamas ranks 6th and Jamaica ranks 3rd of 82 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.2 homicides per 100,000 population | 44.13 homicides per 100,000 population | 31.93 homicides per 100,000 population | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 24 homicides per 100,000 population | 35.5 homicides per 100,000 population | 11.5 homicides per 100,000 population | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 23.44 homicides per 100,000 population | 42.69 homicides per 100,000 population | 19.25 homicides per 100,000 population | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate from firearms, Bahamas or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 41.87 homicides per 100,000 population against 29.43 homicides per 100,000 population in Bahamas as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate from firearms between Bahamas and Jamaica?
- 12.44 homicides per 100,000 population, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Jamaica?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2022.
- How do Bahamas and Jamaica rank globally for homicide rate from firearms?
- Bahamas ranks 6th and Jamaica ranks 3rd 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.