Dominican Republic vs Zimbabwe: Homicides

Dominican Republic
1,237 homicides
in 2023
Zimbabwe
1,086 homicides
in 2022
Dominican Republic rank
34th
Zimbabwe rank
35th

Homicides over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Zimbabwe
5001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k199020062023

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 1,237 homicides against 1,086 homicides in Zimbabwe, a difference of 151 homicides.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 34th and Zimbabwe ranks 35th of 179 countries.

Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
2000s 1,842 homicides 1,382 homicides 460.5 homicides Dominican Republic
2010s 1,709 homicides 804 homicides 905 homicides Dominican Republic
2020s 1,174 homicides 949.33 homicides 224.67 homicides Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicides, Dominican Republic or Zimbabwe?
Dominican Republic, at 1,237 homicides against 1,086 homicides in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
What is the difference in homicides between Dominican Republic and Zimbabwe?
151 homicides, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Zimbabwe?
13 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2022.
How do Dominican Republic and Zimbabwe rank globally for homicides?
Dominican Republic ranks 34th and Zimbabwe ranks 35th of 179 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator
Homicides
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
179 places, 4,154 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Number of intentional homicides.