Bulgaria vs Sri Lanka: Homicides by firearm
Bulgaria
17 homicides
in 2017
Sri Lanka
16 homicides
in 2019
Bulgaria rank
47th
Sri Lanka rank
50th
Homicides by firearm over time
- Bulgaria
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 17 homicides against 16 homicides in Sri Lanka, a difference of 1 homicides.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 47th and Sri Lanka ranks 50th of 82 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.33 homicides | 661 homicides | 611.67 homicides | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 23.62 homicides | 56.5 homicides | 32.88 homicides | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicides by firearm, Bulgaria or Sri Lanka?
- Bulgaria, at 17 homicides against 16 homicides in Sri Lanka as of 2017.
- What is the difference in homicides by firearm between Bulgaria and Sri Lanka?
- 1 homicides, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Sri Lanka?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2017.
- How do Bulgaria and Sri Lanka rank globally for homicides by firearm?
- Bulgaria ranks 47th and Sri Lanka 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 Homicides by firearm. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of intentional homicides where the weapon was a firearm.