Saint Lucia vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Homicide rate from firearms
Saint Lucia
31.24 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
42.44 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Saint Lucia rank
5th
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank
2nd
Homicide rate from firearms over time
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
How they compare
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines currently reports 42.44 homicides per 100,000 population against 31.24 homicides per 100,000 population in Saint Lucia, a difference of 11.2 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's figure about 1.4 times Saint Lucia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ahead.
Saint Lucia ranks 5th and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 2nd of 82 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Saint Lucia averaged higher in 1 and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saint Lucia | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.01 homicides per 100,000 population | 17.76 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.75 homicides per 100,000 population | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 2020s | 27.69 homicides per 100,000 population | 26.92 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.7707 homicides per 100,000 population | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate from firearms, Saint Lucia or Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, at 42.44 homicides per 100,000 population against 31.24 homicides per 100,000 population in Saint Lucia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate from firearms between Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- 11.2 homicides per 100,000 population, with Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
- How do Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank globally for homicide rate from firearms?
- Saint Lucia ranks 5th and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 2nd 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.