Bulgaria vs Turkmenistan: Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC
Bulgaria
1.09 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Turkmenistan
1.01 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2015
Bulgaria rank
129th
Turkmenistan rank
131st
Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC over time
- Bulgaria
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1.09 homicides per 100,000 population against 1.01 homicides per 100,000 population in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.08 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Turkmenistan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 129th and Turkmenistan ranks 131st of 179 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Turkmenistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.87 homicides per 100,000 population | 7.75 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.88 homicides per 100,000 population | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 3.23 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.74 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.51 homicides per 100,000 population | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 1.74 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.48 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2597 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 Turkmenistan?
- Bulgaria, at 1.09 homicides per 100,000 population against 1.01 homicides per 100,000 population in Turkmenistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate, who vs. unodc between Bulgaria and Turkmenistan?
- 0.08 homicides per 100,000 population, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Turkmenistan?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do Bulgaria and Turkmenistan rank globally for homicide rate, who vs. unodc?
- Bulgaria ranks 129th and Turkmenistan ranks 131st 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.