Guyana vs Puerto Rico: Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita
Guyana
19.12 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Puerto Rico
15.08 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2024
Guyana rank
22nd
Puerto Rico rank
25th
Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita over time
- Guyana
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 19.12 homicides per 100,000 population against 15.08 homicides per 100,000 population in Puerto Rico, a difference of 4.04 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.3 times Puerto Rico's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Guyana ranks 22nd and Puerto Rico ranks 25th of 179 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 1 and Puerto Rico in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.56 homicides per 100,000 population | 21.61 homicides per 100,000 population | 7.05 homicides per 100,000 population | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 17.42 homicides per 100,000 population | 21.75 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.33 homicides per 100,000 population | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 17.92 homicides per 100,000 population | 23.16 homicides per 100,000 population | 5.24 homicides per 100,000 population | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 17.64 homicides per 100,000 population | 17.16 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4832 homicides per 100,000 population | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate vs. gdp per capita, Guyana or Puerto Rico?
- Guyana, at 19.12 homicides per 100,000 population against 15.08 homicides per 100,000 population in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate vs. gdp per capita between Guyana and Puerto Rico?
- 4.04 homicides per 100,000 population, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Puerto Rico?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Guyana and Puerto Rico rank globally for homicide rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Guyana ranks 22nd and Puerto Rico ranks 25th 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.