Which has higher intentional homicides, Barbados or British Virgin Islands?

British Virgin Islands, at 8.17 per 100,000 people against 7.44 per 100,000 people in Barbados as of 2006.

What is the difference in intentional homicides between Barbados and British Virgin Islands?

0.73 per 100,000 people, with British Virgin Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and British Virgin Islands?

8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2006.

Where does this data come from?

UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), published as Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Barbados vs British Virgin Islands: Intentional homicides

Barbados

7.44 per 100,000 people

in 2023

British Virgin Islands

8.17 per 100,000 people

in 2006

Barbados rank

43rd

British Virgin Islands rank

40th

Intentional homicides over time

Barbados
British Virgin Islands

How they compare

British Virgin Islands currently reports 8.17 per 100,000 people against 7.44 per 100,000 people in Barbados, a difference of 0.73 per 100,000 people.

That makes British Virgin Islands's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 43rd and British Virgin Islands ranks 40th of 172 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	British Virgin Islands	Difference	Ahead
1990s	9.47 per 100,000 people	7.55 per 100,000 people	1.92 per 100,000 people	Barbados
2000s	10.52 per 100,000 people	8.83 per 100,000 people	1.69 per 100,000 people	Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher intentional homicides, Barbados or British Virgin Islands?: British Virgin Islands, at 8.17 per 100,000 people against 7.44 per 100,000 people in Barbados as of 2006.
What is the difference in intentional homicides between Barbados and British Virgin Islands?: 0.73 per 100,000 people, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and British Virgin Islands?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2006.
How do Barbados and British Virgin Islands rank globally for intentional homicides?: Barbados ranks 43rd and British Virgin Islands ranks 40th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), published as Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)
Unit: per 100,000 people
Source: UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 190 places, 4,286 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

An intentional homicide is defined as an unlawful death inflicted upon a person with the intent to cause death or serious injury.