Dominica vs Puerto Rico: Share of deaths from homicide
Dominica
1.5%
in 2022
Puerto Rico
1.7%
in 2022
Dominica rank
18th
Puerto Rico rank
17th
Share of deaths from homicide over time
- Dominica
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 1.7% against 1.5% in Dominica, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Dominica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Dominica ranks 18th and Puerto Rico ranks 17th of 113 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 1.2% | 1.2% | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 2.2% | 2.0% | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 2.3% | 2.1% | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 3.0% | 2.6% | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 2.6% | 2.1% | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 2.7% | 0.9% | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.7% | 0.1% | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of deaths from homicide, Dominica or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 1.7% against 1.5% in Dominica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of deaths from homicide between Dominica and Puerto Rico?
- 0.2%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Puerto Rico?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Dominica and Puerto Rico rank globally for share of deaths from homicide?
- Dominica ranks 18th and Puerto Rico ranks 17th of 113 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of deaths from homicide. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The percentage of annual deaths which are homicides.