Bulgaria vs Greece: Homicide rate by sex of the victim
Bulgaria
1.31 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Greece
1.37 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
101st
Greece rank
99th
Homicide rate by sex of the victim over time
- Bulgaria
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 1.37 homicides per 100,000 population against 1.31 homicides per 100,000 population in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.06 homicides per 100,000 population.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 101st and Greece ranks 99th of 138 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.79 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.17 homicides per 100,000 population | 5.62 homicides per 100,000 population | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 4.42 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.74 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.68 homicides per 100,000 population | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 2.33 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.72 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.6088 homicides per 100,000 population | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 1.46 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.26 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2031 homicides per 100,000 population | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate by sex of the victim, Bulgaria or Greece?
- Greece, at 1.37 homicides per 100,000 population against 1.31 homicides per 100,000 population in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate by sex of the victim between Bulgaria and Greece?
- 0.06 homicides per 100,000 population, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Greece?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Greece rank globally for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
- Bulgaria ranks 101st and Greece ranks 99th of 138 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 by sex of the victim. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 populationof male victims.