Bulgaria vs Czechia: Homicide rate from firearms
Bulgaria
0.2403 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2017
Czechia
0.259 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
49th
Czechia rank
48th
Homicide rate from firearms over time
- Bulgaria
- Czechia
How they compare
Czechia currently reports 0.259 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.2403 homicides per 100,000 population in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0187 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Czechia's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 49th and Czechia ranks 48th of 82 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Czechia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6543 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2958 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.3585 homicides per 100,000 population | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.3243 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0928 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2315 homicides per 100,000 population | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate from firearms, Bulgaria or Czechia?
- Czechia, at 0.259 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.2403 homicides per 100,000 population in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate from firearms between Bulgaria and Czechia?
- 0.0187 homicides per 100,000 population, with Czechia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Czechia?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2017.
- How do Bulgaria and Czechia rank globally for homicide rate from firearms?
- Bulgaria ranks 49th and Czechia ranks 48th of 82 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 from firearms. 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 where the weapon was a firearm.