Bulgaria vs Romania: Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC
Bulgaria
1.09 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Romania
1.12 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
129th
Romania rank
127th
Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC over time
- Bulgaria
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population against 1.09 homicides per 100,000 population in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.03 homicides per 100,000 population.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Romania ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 129th and Romania ranks 127th of 179 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.87 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.21 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.66 homicides per 100,000 population | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 2.92 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.25 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.6742 homicides per 100,000 population | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 1.55 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.32 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2368 homicides per 100,000 population | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.28 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1557 homicides per 100,000 population | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, who vs. unodc, Bulgaria or Romania?
- Romania, at 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population against 1.09 homicides per 100,000 population in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in homicide rate, who vs. unodc between Bulgaria and Romania?
- 0.03 homicides per 100,000 population, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for homicide rate, who vs. unodc?
- Bulgaria ranks 129th and Romania ranks 127th of 179 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, 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.