Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita in Cuba
Cuba: Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita was 4.46 homicides per 100,000 population in 2019. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita in Cuba, 1992–2019
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in homicides per 100,000 population.
Analysis
In 2019, homicide rate vs. gdp per capita in Cuba stood at 4.46 homicides per 100,000 population.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate vs. gdp per capita in Cuba peaked at 8.28 homicides per 100,000 population in 1994 and was at its lowest, 4.37 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2018.
That places Cuba 67th out of 179 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.01 homicides per 100,000 population | 5.5 homicides per 100,000 population | 8.28 homicides per 100,000 population | 8 |
| 2000s | 5.4 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.56 homicides per 100,000 population | 6.07 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 5 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.37 homicides per 100,000 population | 5.97 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 64 Thailand 4.79 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 65 Tunisia 4.69 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 66 Argentina 4.49 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 68 Bolivia 4.42 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 69 Cayman Islands 4.37 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 70 Philippines 4.35 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More economy & growth data for Cuba
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -39.9% (2024)
- GDP per capita 7,381 constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 10.7% (2024)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 81.05 billion constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 7,381 constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1 LCU per US$ (2020)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 1.89 billion current LCU (2019)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 1.89 billion current US$ (2019)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 16.49 billion current LCU (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 762.00 million current US$ (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate vs. gdp per capita in Cuba?
- Homicide rate vs. gdp per capita in Cuba was 4.46 homicides per 100,000 population in 2019, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 8.28 homicides per 100,000 population in 1994.
- What is the lowest homicide rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.37 homicides per 100,000 population in 2018.
- How does Cuba rank for homicide rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Cuba ranks 67th out of 179 countries with data for 2019.
- Is homicide rate vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population.