Barbados vs United States: Homicide rate from firearms
Barbados
4.96 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
United States
4.42 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Barbados rank
19th
United States rank
22nd
Homicide rate from firearms over time
- Barbados
- United States
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 4.96 homicides per 100,000 population against 4.42 homicides per 100,000 population in United States, a difference of 0.54 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 19th and United States ranks 22nd of 82 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.16 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.16 homicides per 100,000 population | 1 homicides per 100,000 population | Barbados |
| 2010s | 5.91 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.91 homicides per 100,000 population | 3 homicides per 100,000 population | Barbados |
| 2020s | 7.98 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.71 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.26 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 United States?
- Barbados, at 4.96 homicides per 100,000 population against 4.42 homicides per 100,000 population in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate from firearms between Barbados and United States?
- 0.54 homicides per 100,000 population, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and United States?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and United States rank globally for homicide rate from firearms?
- Barbados ranks 19th and United States ranks 22nd 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.