Barbados vs Dominican Republic: Homicide rate from firearms
Barbados
4.96 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Dominican Republic
6.49 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Barbados rank
19th
Dominican Republic rank
17th
Homicide rate from firearms over time
- Barbados
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 6.49 homicides per 100,000 population against 4.96 homicides per 100,000 population in Barbados, a difference of 1.53 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.3 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Barbados ranks 19th and Dominican Republic ranks 17th of 82 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Dominican Republic in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.13 homicides per 100,000 population | 9.83 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.7 homicides per 100,000 population | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 7.98 homicides per 100,000 population | 5.93 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.04 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 Dominican Republic?
- Dominican Republic, at 6.49 homicides per 100,000 population against 4.96 homicides per 100,000 population in Barbados as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate from firearms between Barbados and Dominican Republic?
- 1.53 homicides per 100,000 population, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Dominican Republic?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Dominican Republic rank globally for homicide rate from firearms?
- Barbados ranks 19th and Dominican Republic ranks 17th of 82 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 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.