Colombia vs Trinidad and Tobago: Homicide rate from firearms
Colombia
17.85 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Trinidad and Tobago
21.07 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2020
Colombia rank
10th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
9th
Homicide rate from firearms over time
- Colombia
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 21.07 homicides per 100,000 population against 17.85 homicides per 100,000 population in Colombia, a difference of 3.22 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 1.2 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 10th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 9th of 82 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Trinidad and Tobago in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.86 homicides per 100,000 population | 24.99 homicides per 100,000 population | 5.87 homicides per 100,000 population | Colombia |
| 2010s | 22.46 homicides per 100,000 population | 23.97 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.51 homicides per 100,000 population | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 16.48 homicides per 100,000 population | 21.07 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.59 homicides per 100,000 population | Trinidad and Tobago |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate from firearms, Colombia or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 21.07 homicides per 100,000 population against 17.85 homicides per 100,000 population in Colombia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in homicide rate from firearms between Colombia and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 3.22 homicides per 100,000 population, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2020.
- How do Colombia and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for homicide rate from firearms?
- Colombia ranks 10th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 9th 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.