Barbados vs El Salvador: Homicide rate from firearms
Barbados
4.96 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
El Salvador
4.82 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Barbados rank
19th
El Salvador rank
20th
Homicide rate from firearms over time
- Barbados
- El Salvador
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 4.96 homicides per 100,000 population against 4.82 homicides per 100,000 population in El Salvador, a difference of 0.14 homicides per 100,000 population.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2007 it was El Salvador ahead.
Barbados ranks 19th and El Salvador ranks 20th of 82 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.16 homicides per 100,000 population | 45.51 homicides per 100,000 population | 41.35 homicides per 100,000 population | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 5.91 homicides per 100,000 population | 47.71 homicides per 100,000 population | 41.8 homicides per 100,000 population | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 8.98 homicides per 100,000 population | 10.32 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.34 homicides per 100,000 population | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate from firearms, Barbados or El Salvador?
- Barbados, at 4.96 homicides per 100,000 population against 4.82 homicides per 100,000 population in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate from firearms between Barbados and El Salvador?
- 0.14 homicides per 100,000 population, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and El Salvador?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2022.
- How do Barbados and El Salvador rank globally for homicide rate from firearms?
- Barbados ranks 19th and El Salvador ranks 20th 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.