Homicide rate who vs unodc in Barbados
Barbados: Homicide rate who vs unodc was 7.44 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
7.44
Change on year
down 51.2%
World rank
45th
of 179 countries
All-time high
17.07
in 2019
All-time low
6.49
in 1995
Years of data
32
1990–2023
Homicide rate who vs unodc in Barbados, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, homicide rate who vs unodc in Barbados stood at 7.44.
The figure is down 51.2% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate who vs unodc in Barbados peaked at 17.07 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.49, in 1995.
That places Barbados 45th out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.53 | 6.49 | 13.15 | 8 |
| 2000s | 9.56 | 6.93 | 12.96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.33 | 7.87 | 17.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.14 | 7.44 | 15.23 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 42 Seychelles 7.97 compare
- 43 El Salvador 7.9 compare
- 44 Russia 7.82 compare
- 46 Kiribati 7.12 compare
- 47 Cape Verde 6.99 compare
- 48 Paraguay 6.78 compare
More social development data for Barbados
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 577 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 1 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.918 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.679 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.797 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.879 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.911 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.347 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate who vs unodc in Barbados?
- Homicide rate who vs unodc in Barbados was 7.44 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate who vs unodc recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 17.07 in 2019.
- What is the lowest homicide rate who vs unodc recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.49 in 1995.
- How does Barbados rank for homicide rate who vs unodc?
- Barbados ranks 45th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate who vs unodc rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate who vs unodc. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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