Bulgaria vs New Zealand: Homicide rate

Bulgaria
1.08 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
New Zealand
1.22 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Bulgaria rank
157th
New Zealand rank
154th

Homicide rate over time

  • Bulgaria
  • New Zealand
1234200020102021

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.14 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 157th and New Zealand ranks 154th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria New Zealand Difference Ahead
2000s 2.84 deaths per 100,000 people 1.53 deaths per 100,000 people 1.31 deaths per 100,000 people Bulgaria
2010s 1.55 deaths per 100,000 people 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people 0.299 deaths per 100,000 people Bulgaria
2020s 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate, Bulgaria or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people in Bulgaria as of 2021.
What is the difference in homicide rate between Bulgaria and New Zealand?
0.14 deaths per 100,000 people, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and New Zealand?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Bulgaria and New Zealand rank globally for homicide rate?
Bulgaria ranks 157th and New Zealand ranks 154th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization (2024) – with major 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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Indicator
Homicide rate
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes, per 100,000 people.