Bulgaria vs Montenegro: Homicide rate by sex of the victim

Bulgaria
1.31 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Montenegro
1.31 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
101st
Montenegro rank
100th

Homicide rate by sex of the victim over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Montenegro
246810199020062023

How they compare

Montenegro currently reports 1.31 homicides per 100,000 population against 1.31 homicides per 100,000 population in Bulgaria, a difference of 0 homicides per 100,000 population.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 101st and Montenegro ranks 100th of 138 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Montenegro Difference Ahead
2000s 3.55 homicides per 100,000 population 4.64 homicides per 100,000 population 1.1 homicides per 100,000 population Montenegro
2010s 2.33 homicides per 100,000 population 4.81 homicides per 100,000 population 2.48 homicides per 100,000 population Montenegro
2020s 1.46 homicides per 100,000 population 3.57 homicides per 100,000 population 2.11 homicides per 100,000 population Montenegro

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate by sex of the victim, Bulgaria or Montenegro?
Montenegro, at 1.31 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 Montenegro?
0 homicides per 100,000 population, with Montenegro ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Montenegro?
17 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Montenegro rank globally for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
Bulgaria ranks 101st and Montenegro ranks 100th of 138 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 by sex of the victim. 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 by sex of the victim
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
138 places, 2,730 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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