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
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
Number of intentional homicides where the weapon was a firearm.