Dominica vs Jamaica: Female homicide rate
Dominica
9.03 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Jamaica
8.22 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Dominica rank
5th
Jamaica rank
7th
Female homicide rate over time
- Dominica
- Jamaica
How they compare
Dominica currently reports 9.03 homicides per 100,000 population against 8.22 homicides per 100,000 population in Jamaica, a difference of 0.81 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Dominica's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Jamaica ahead.
Dominica ranks 5th and Jamaica ranks 7th of 138 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.8 homicides per 100,000 population | 12.01 homicides per 100,000 population | 6.21 homicides per 100,000 population | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 3.94 homicides per 100,000 population | 9.15 homicides per 100,000 population | 5.21 homicides per 100,000 population | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 6.74 homicides per 100,000 population | 8.51 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.77 homicides per 100,000 population | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher female homicide rate, Dominica or Jamaica?
- Dominica, at 9.03 homicides per 100,000 population against 8.22 homicides per 100,000 population in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in female homicide rate between Dominica and Jamaica?
- 0.81 homicides per 100,000 population, with Dominica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Jamaica?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
- How do Dominica and Jamaica rank globally for female homicide rate?
- Dominica ranks 5th and Jamaica ranks 7th of 138 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 Female homicide rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 populationof female victims .