Barbados vs Uruguay: Homicide rates from firearms

Barbados
4.96
in 2023
Uruguay
7.08
in 2023
Barbados rank
19th
Uruguay rank
16th

Homicide rates from firearms over time

  • Barbados
  • Uruguay
24681012200720152023

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 7.08 against 4.96 in Barbados, a difference of 2.12.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.4 times Barbados's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 19th and Uruguay ranks 16th of 82 countries.

Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Uruguay Difference Ahead
2010s 6.12 5.46 0.6604 Barbados
2020s 7.98 6.44 1.54 Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rates from firearms, Barbados or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 7.08 against 4.96 in Barbados as of 2023.
What is the difference in homicide rates from firearms between Barbados and Uruguay?
2.12, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Uruguay?
13 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2023.
How do Barbados and Uruguay rank globally for homicide rates from firearms?
Barbados ranks 19th and Uruguay ranks 16th of 82 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Homicide rates 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 rates from firearms
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
82 places, 1,019 data points, 2005–2023
Last refreshed