Haiti vs Jamaica: Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita

Haiti
41.15 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Jamaica
49.44 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Haiti rank
8th
Jamaica rank
5th

Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Haiti
  • Jamaica
0204060199020062023

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 49.44 homicides per 100,000 population against 41.15 homicides per 100,000 population in Haiti, a difference of 8.29 homicides per 100,000 population.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.2 times Haiti's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.

Haiti ranks 8th and Jamaica ranks 5th of 179 countries.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Haiti Jamaica Difference Ahead
2000s 5.53 homicides per 100,000 population 59.75 homicides per 100,000 population 54.23 homicides per 100,000 population Jamaica
2010s 9.07 homicides per 100,000 population 43.7 homicides per 100,000 population 34.63 homicides per 100,000 population Jamaica
2020s 21.43 homicides per 100,000 population 50.4 homicides per 100,000 population 28.97 homicides per 100,000 population Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate vs. gdp per capita, Haiti or Jamaica?
Jamaica, at 49.44 homicides per 100,000 population against 41.15 homicides per 100,000 population in Haiti as of 2023.
What is the difference in homicide rate vs. gdp per capita between Haiti and Jamaica?
8.29 homicides per 100,000 population, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Jamaica?
15 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2023.
How do Haiti and Jamaica rank globally for homicide rate vs. gdp per capita?
Haiti ranks 8th and Jamaica ranks 5th of 179 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 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

Indicator
Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita
Unit
homicides per 100,000 population
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 4,154 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population.