Bulgaria vs Jordan: Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC
Bulgaria
1.09 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Jordan
0.9878 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
129th
Jordan rank
132nd
Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC over time
- Bulgaria
- Jordan
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1.09 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.9878 homicides per 100,000 population in Jordan, a difference of 0.1022 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Jordan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Jordan ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 129th and Jordan ranks 132nd of 179 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Jordan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.99 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.55 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.44 homicides per 100,000 population | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 2.21 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.6 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.6111 homicides per 100,000 population | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 1.55 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.66 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.107 homicides per 100,000 population | Jordan |
| 2020s | 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.03 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0901 homicides per 100,000 population | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, who vs. unodc, Bulgaria or Jordan?
- Bulgaria, at 1.09 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.9878 homicides per 100,000 population in Jordan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate, who vs. unodc between Bulgaria and Jordan?
- 0.1022 homicides per 100,000 population, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Jordan?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Jordan rank globally for homicide rate, who vs. unodc?
- Bulgaria ranks 129th and Jordan ranks 132nd of 179 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, WHO vs. UNODC. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population.