Dominican Republic vs Uruguay: Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita
Dominican Republic
10.92 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Uruguay
11.25 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Dominican Republic rank
35th
Uruguay rank
33rd
Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita over time
- Dominican Republic
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 11.25 homicides per 100,000 population against 10.92 homicides per 100,000 population in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.33 homicides per 100,000 population.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 35th and Uruguay ranks 33rd of 179 countries.
Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.53 homicides per 100,000 population | 6.59 homicides per 100,000 population | 5.94 homicides per 100,000 population | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 20.76 homicides per 100,000 population | 6.37 homicides per 100,000 population | 14.39 homicides per 100,000 population | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 17.33 homicides per 100,000 population | 8.46 homicides per 100,000 population | 8.87 homicides per 100,000 population | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 10.64 homicides per 100,000 population | 10.4 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2423 homicides per 100,000 population | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate vs. gdp per capita, Dominican Republic or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 11.25 homicides per 100,000 population against 10.92 homicides per 100,000 population in Dominican Republic as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate vs. gdp per capita between Dominican Republic and Uruguay?
- 0.33 homicides per 100,000 population, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Uruguay?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
- How do Dominican Republic and Uruguay rank globally for homicide rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Dominican Republic ranks 35th and Uruguay ranks 33rd of 179 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 Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita. 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 population.