Barbados vs Sri Lanka: Homicides by firearm

Barbados
14 homicides
in 2023
Sri Lanka
16 homicides
in 2019
Barbados rank
51st
Sri Lanka rank
50th

Homicides by firearm over time

  • Barbados
  • Sri Lanka
02505007501.0k200720152023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 16 homicides against 14 homicides in Barbados, a difference of 2 homicides.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Barbados ranks 51st and Sri Lanka ranks 50th of 82 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2000s 11.33 homicides 661 homicides 649.67 homicides Sri Lanka
2010s 16.5 homicides 54.2 homicides 37.7 homicides Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicides by firearm, Barbados or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 16 homicides against 14 homicides in Barbados as of 2019.
What is the difference in homicides by firearm between Barbados and Sri Lanka?
2 homicides, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Sri Lanka?
13 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2019.
How do Barbados and Sri Lanka rank globally for homicides by firearm?
Barbados ranks 51st and Sri Lanka ranks 50th of 82 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicides by firearm. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Homicides by firearm
Unit
homicides
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
82 places, 1,019 data points, 2005–2023
Last refreshed

Number of intentional homicides where the weapon was a firearm.