Bulgaria vs New Zealand: Homicides (UN, World)
Bulgaria
74 homicides
in 2023
New Zealand
75 homicides
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
104th
New Zealand rank
101st
Homicides (UN, World) over time
- Bulgaria
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 75 homicides against 74 homicides in Bulgaria, a difference of 1 homicides.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 104th and New Zealand ranks 101st of 179 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 | 408.4 homicides | 52.28 homicides | 356.12 homicides | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 227 homicides | 52.8 homicides | 174.2 homicides | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 112.1 homicides | 51.4 homicides | 60.7 homicides | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 78 homicides | 62 homicides | 16 homicides | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicides, Bulgaria or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 75 homicides against 74 homicides in Bulgaria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in homicides between Bulgaria and New Zealand?
- 1 homicides, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and New Zealand?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and New Zealand rank globally for homicides?
- Bulgaria ranks 104th and New Zealand ranks 101st of 179 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. 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.