What is the difference in intentional homicides between Bulgaria and Jordan?

0.1022 per 100,000 people, with Bulgaria ahead.

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

25 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), published as Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bulgaria vs Jordan: Intentional homicides

Bulgaria

1.09 per 100,000 people

in 2023

Jordan

0.9878 per 100,000 people

in 2023

Bulgaria rank

129th

Jordan rank

132nd

Intentional homicides over time

Bulgaria
Jordan

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 1.09 per 100,000 people against 0.9878 per 100,000 people in Jordan, a difference of 0.1022 per 100,000 people.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Jordan's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Jordan ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 129th and Jordan ranks 132nd of 172 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Jordan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Jordan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4.99 per 100,000 people	2.55 per 100,000 people	2.44 per 100,000 people	Bulgaria
2000s	2.21 per 100,000 people	1.6 per 100,000 people	0.6111 per 100,000 people	Bulgaria
2010s	1.55 per 100,000 people	1.66 per 100,000 people	0.107 per 100,000 people	Jordan
2020s	1.12 per 100,000 people	1.03 per 100,000 people	0.0901 per 100,000 people	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher intentional homicides, Bulgaria or Jordan?: Bulgaria, at 1.09 per 100,000 people against 0.9878 per 100,000 people in Jordan as of 2023.
What is the difference in intentional homicides between Bulgaria and Jordan?: 0.1022 per 100,000 people, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Jordan?: 25 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Jordan rank globally for intentional homicides?: Bulgaria ranks 129th and Jordan ranks 132nd of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), published as Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)
Unit: per 100,000 people
Source: UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 190 places, 4,286 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

An intentional homicide is defined as an unlawful death inflicted upon a person with the intent to cause death or serious injury.