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

0.02 per 100,000 people, with Romania ahead.

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

34 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 Romania: Intentional homicides

Bulgaria

1.09 per 100,000 people

in 2023

Romania

1.11 per 100,000 people

in 2023

Bulgaria rank

129th

Romania rank

128th

Intentional homicides over time

Bulgaria
Romania

How they compare

Romania currently reports 1.11 per 100,000 people against 1.09 per 100,000 people in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.02 per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Romania ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 129th and Romania ranks 128th of 172 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Romania	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4.87 per 100,000 people	3.21 per 100,000 people	1.66 per 100,000 people	Bulgaria
2000s	2.92 per 100,000 people	2.25 per 100,000 people	0.6742 per 100,000 people	Bulgaria
2010s	1.55 per 100,000 people	1.32 per 100,000 people	0.2368 per 100,000 people	Bulgaria
2020s	1.12 per 100,000 people	1.28 per 100,000 people	0.1557 per 100,000 people	Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher intentional homicides, Bulgaria or Romania?: Romania, at 1.11 per 100,000 people against 1.09 per 100,000 people in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in intentional homicides between Bulgaria and Romania?: 0.02 per 100,000 people, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for intentional homicides?: Bulgaria ranks 129th and Romania ranks 128th 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.