Barbados vs Bermuda: Homicide rate from firearms
Barbados
4.96 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Bermuda
4.64 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2021
Barbados rank
19th
Bermuda rank
21st
Homicide rate from firearms over time
- Barbados
- Bermuda
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 4.96 homicides per 100,000 population against 4.64 homicides per 100,000 population in Bermuda, a difference of 0.32 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Bermuda's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 19th and Bermuda ranks 21st of 82 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Bermuda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.66 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.15 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.512 homicides per 100,000 population | Barbados |
| 2010s | 5.91 homicides per 100,000 population | 5.34 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5693 homicides per 100,000 population | Barbados |
| 2020s | 7.63 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.87 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.75 homicides per 100,000 population | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate from firearms, Barbados or Bermuda?
- Barbados, at 4.96 homicides per 100,000 population against 4.64 homicides per 100,000 population in Bermuda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate from firearms between Barbados and Bermuda?
- 0.32 homicides per 100,000 population, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Bermuda?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2021.
- How do Barbados and Bermuda rank globally for homicide rate from firearms?
- Barbados ranks 19th and Bermuda ranks 21st 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.