Dominican Republic vs Panama: Homicide rate
Dominican Republic
14.08 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
Panama
9.85 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Dominican Republic rank
14th
Panama rank
17th
Homicide rate over time
- Dominican Republic
- Panama
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 14.08 deaths per 100,000 people against 9.85 deaths per 100,000 people in Panama, a difference of 4.23 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.4 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 14th and Panama ranks 17th of 111 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 4 and Panama in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1317 deaths per 100,000 people | Dominican Republic |
| 1970s | 5.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.78 deaths per 100,000 people | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 5.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 6.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.98 deaths per 100,000 people | Panama |
| 2000s | 5.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.17 deaths per 100,000 people | Panama |
| 2010s | 15.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.437 deaths per 100,000 people | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Dominican Republic or Panama?
- Dominican Republic, at 14.08 deaths per 100,000 people against 9.85 deaths per 100,000 people in Panama as of 2018.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Dominican Republic and Panama?
- 4.23 deaths per 100,000 people, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Panama?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2018.
- How do Dominican Republic and Panama rank globally for homicide rate?
- Dominican Republic ranks 14th and Panama ranks 17th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual number of deaths from homicide per 100,000 people.