Bulgaria vs New Zealand: Homicide rate from firearms

Bulgaria
0.2403 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2017
New Zealand
0.2338 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
49th
New Zealand rank
50th

Homicide rate from firearms over time

  • Bulgaria
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 0.2403 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.2338 homicides per 100,000 population in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0065 homicides per 100,000 population.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 49th and New Zealand ranks 50th of 82 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria New Zealand Difference Ahead
2000s 0.6543 homicides per 100,000 population 0.1873 homicides per 100,000 population 0.467 homicides per 100,000 population Bulgaria
2010s 0.3243 homicides per 100,000 population 0.145 homicides per 100,000 population 0.1793 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 New Zealand?
Bulgaria, at 0.2403 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.2338 homicides per 100,000 population in New Zealand as of 2017.
What is the difference in homicide rate from firearms between Bulgaria and New Zealand?
0.0065 homicides per 100,000 population, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and New Zealand?
11 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2017.
How do Bulgaria and New Zealand rank globally for homicide rate from firearms?
Bulgaria ranks 49th and New Zealand ranks 50th 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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Indicator
Homicide rate from firearms
Unit
homicides per 100,000 population
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
82 places, 1,019 data points, 2005–2023
Last refreshed

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