Which has higher homicides, by sex of the victim, Bulgaria or New Zealand?

Bulgaria, at 31 homicides against 29 homicides in New Zealand as of 2023.

What is the difference in homicides, by sex of the victim between Bulgaria and New Zealand?

2 homicides, with Bulgaria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and New Zealand?

28 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.

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 sex of the victim. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bulgaria vs New Zealand: Homicides, by sex of the victim

Bulgaria

31 homicides

in 2023

New Zealand

29 homicides

in 2022

Bulgaria rank

64th

New Zealand rank

66th

Homicides, by sex of the victim over time

Bulgaria
New Zealand

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 31 homicides against 29 homicides in New Zealand, a difference of 2 homicides.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 64th and New Zealand ranks 66th of 138 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1990s	88.66 homicides	16.68 homicides	71.98 homicides	Bulgaria
2000s	53.99 homicides	20.57 homicides	33.42 homicides	Bulgaria
2010s	30.1 homicides	18.72 homicides	11.38 homicides	Bulgaria
2020s	27.67 homicides	19.67 homicides	8 homicides	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicides, by sex of the victim, Bulgaria or New Zealand?: Bulgaria, at 31 homicides against 29 homicides in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in homicides, by sex of the victim between Bulgaria and New Zealand?: 2 homicides, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and New Zealand?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
How do Bulgaria and New Zealand rank globally for homicides, by sex of the victim?: Bulgaria ranks 64th and New Zealand ranks 66th of 138 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 sex of the victim. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Homicides, by sex of the victim
Unit: homicides
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: 138 places, 2,732 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of intentional homicidesof female victims .