Barbados vs El Salvador: Male homicide rate
Barbados
14.77 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
El Salvador
14.25 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Barbados rank
35th
El Salvador rank
36th
Male homicide rate over time
- Barbados
- El Salvador
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 14.77 homicides per 100,000 population against 14.25 homicides per 100,000 population in El Salvador, a difference of 0.52 homicides per 100,000 population.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2005 it was El Salvador ahead.
Barbados ranks 35th and El Salvador ranks 36th of 138 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.54 homicides per 100,000 population | 116.79 homicides per 100,000 population | 100.25 homicides per 100,000 population | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 18.73 homicides per 100,000 population | 118.36 homicides per 100,000 population | 99.63 homicides per 100,000 population | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 25.87 homicides per 100,000 population | 28.68 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.81 homicides per 100,000 population | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher male homicide rate, Barbados or El Salvador?
- Barbados, at 14.77 homicides per 100,000 population against 14.25 homicides per 100,000 population in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in male homicide rate between Barbados and El Salvador?
- 0.52 homicides per 100,000 population, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and El Salvador?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Barbados and El Salvador rank globally for male homicide rate?
- Barbados ranks 35th and El Salvador ranks 36th 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 Male 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 male victims.