Dominican Republic vs Suriname: Female homicide rate
Dominican Republic
2.35 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Suriname
2.23 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Dominican Republic rank
43rd
Suriname rank
44th
Female homicide rate over time
- Dominican Republic
- Suriname
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 2.35 homicides per 100,000 population against 2.23 homicides per 100,000 population in Suriname, a difference of 0.12 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Suriname's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Suriname ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 43rd and Suriname ranks 44th of 138 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 1 and Suriname in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.8 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.67 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.8717 homicides per 100,000 population | Suriname |
| 2010s | 3.17 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.13 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0448 homicides per 100,000 population | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 2.48 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.07 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5926 homicides per 100,000 population | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher female homicide rate, Dominican Republic or Suriname?
- Dominican Republic, at 2.35 homicides per 100,000 population against 2.23 homicides per 100,000 population in Suriname as of 2023.
- What is the difference in female homicide rate between Dominican Republic and Suriname?
- 0.12 homicides per 100,000 population, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Suriname?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2023.
- How do Dominican Republic and Suriname rank globally for female homicide rate?
- Dominican Republic ranks 43rd and Suriname ranks 44th of 138 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) β 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 .