Bulgaria vs Portugal: Homicide rate
Bulgaria
0.9126 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Portugal
0.9664 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
70th
Portugal rank
68th
Homicide rate over time
- Bulgaria
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.9664 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.9126 deaths per 100,000 people in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0538 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 70th and Portugal ranks 68th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 6 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 2.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.12 deaths per 100,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 2.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.48 deaths per 100,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 4.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.84 deaths per 100,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 2.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.26 deaths per 100,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9478 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3375 deaths per 100,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 0.9126 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9664 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0538 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Bulgaria or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.9664 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.9126 deaths per 100,000 people in Bulgaria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Bulgaria and Portugal?
- 0.0538 deaths per 100,000 people, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Portugal?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Portugal rank globally for homicide rate?
- Bulgaria ranks 70th and Portugal ranks 68th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual number of deaths from homicide per 100,000 people.