What is the difference in intentional homicides between Haiti and Jamaica?

8.29 per 100,000 people, with Jamaica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Jamaica?

15 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2023.

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.

Haiti vs Jamaica: Intentional homicides

Haiti

41.15 per 100,000 people

in 2023

Jamaica

49.44 per 100,000 people

in 2023

Haiti rank

8th

Jamaica rank

5th

Intentional homicides over time

Haiti
Jamaica

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 49.44 per 100,000 people against 41.15 per 100,000 people in Haiti, a difference of 8.29 per 100,000 people.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.2 times Haiti's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.

Haiti ranks 8th and Jamaica ranks 5th of 172 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Haiti	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
2000s	5.53 per 100,000 people	59.75 per 100,000 people	54.23 per 100,000 people	Jamaica
2010s	9.07 per 100,000 people	43.7 per 100,000 people	34.63 per 100,000 people	Jamaica
2020s	21.43 per 100,000 people	50.4 per 100,000 people	28.97 per 100,000 people	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher intentional homicides, Haiti or Jamaica?: Jamaica, at 49.44 per 100,000 people against 41.15 per 100,000 people in Haiti as of 2023.
What is the difference in intentional homicides between Haiti and Jamaica?: 8.29 per 100,000 people, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Jamaica?: 15 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2023.
How do Haiti and Jamaica rank globally for intentional homicides?: Haiti ranks 8th and Jamaica ranks 5th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Haiti vs Jamaica: Intentional homicides. Statizoid, drawing on UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Retrieved 01 September 2026, from https://public-sector.statizoid.com/compare/intentional-homicides-per-100-000-people/haiti/jamaica/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://public-sector.statizoid.com/compare/intentional-homicides-per-100-000-people/haiti/jamaica/">Haiti vs Jamaica: Intentional homicides</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.