Brazil vs Dominica: Male homicide rate
Brazil
34.66 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Dominica
45.05 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Brazil rank
18th
Dominica rank
15th
Male homicide rate over time
- Brazil
- Dominica
How they compare
Dominica currently reports 45.05 homicides per 100,000 population against 34.66 homicides per 100,000 population in Brazil, a difference of 10.39 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Dominica's figure about 1.3 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 18th and Dominica ranks 15th of 138 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Dominica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Dominica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.84 homicides per 100,000 population | 14.46 homicides per 100,000 population | 36.39 homicides per 100,000 population | Brazil |
| 2010s | 51.58 homicides per 100,000 population | 32.29 homicides per 100,000 population | 19.28 homicides per 100,000 population | Brazil |
| 2020s | 36.85 homicides per 100,000 population | 39.46 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.61 homicides per 100,000 population | Dominica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher male homicide rate, Brazil or Dominica?
- Dominica, at 45.05 homicides per 100,000 population against 34.66 homicides per 100,000 population in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in male homicide rate between Brazil and Dominica?
- 10.39 homicides per 100,000 population, with Dominica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Dominica?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Dominica rank globally for male homicide rate?
- Brazil ranks 18th and Dominica ranks 15th 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.