Bahamas vs Trinidad and Tobago: Homicide rate from firearms

Bahamas
29.43 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Trinidad and Tobago
21.07 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2020
Bahamas rank
6th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
9th

Homicide rate from firearms over time

  • Bahamas
  • Trinidad and Tobago
1015202530200520132022

How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 29.43 homicides per 100,000 population against 21.07 homicides per 100,000 population in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 8.36 homicides per 100,000 population.

That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.4 times Trinidad and Tobago's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.

Bahamas ranks 6th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 9th of 82 countries.

Trinidad and Tobago has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Trinidad and Tobago Difference Ahead
2000s 12.2 homicides per 100,000 population 24.99 homicides per 100,000 population 12.78 homicides per 100,000 population Trinidad and Tobago
2010s 23.98 homicides per 100,000 population 24.14 homicides per 100,000 population 0.1628 homicides per 100,000 population Trinidad and Tobago
2020s 14.65 homicides per 100,000 population 21.07 homicides per 100,000 population 6.41 homicides per 100,000 population Trinidad and Tobago

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate from firearms, Bahamas or Trinidad and Tobago?
Bahamas, at 29.43 homicides per 100,000 population against 21.07 homicides per 100,000 population in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2022.
What is the difference in homicide rate from firearms between Bahamas and Trinidad and Tobago?
8.36 homicides per 100,000 population, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Trinidad and Tobago?
13 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2020.
How do Bahamas and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for homicide rate from firearms?
Bahamas ranks 6th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 9th 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

Indicator
Homicide rate from firearms
Unit
homicides per 100,000 population
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
82 places, 1,019 data points, 2005–2023
Last refreshed

Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population where the weapon was a firearm.