Bulgaria vs Portugal: Homicides
Bulgaria
74 homicides
in 2023
Portugal
75 homicides
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
104th
Portugal rank
101st
Homicides over time
- Bulgaria
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 75 homicides against 74 homicides in Bulgaria, a difference of 1 homicides.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 104th and Portugal ranks 101st of 179 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 408.4 homicides | 129.54 homicides | 278.86 homicides | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 273.5 homicides | 118.75 homicides | 154.75 homicides | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 112.1 homicides | 99.2 homicides | 12.9 homicides | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 78 homicides | 79.33 homicides | 1.33 homicides | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicides, Bulgaria or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 75 homicides against 74 homicides in Bulgaria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in homicides between Bulgaria and Portugal?
- 1 homicides, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Portugal?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Portugal rank globally for homicides?
- Bulgaria ranks 104th and Portugal 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.