Bulgaria vs Luxembourg: Male homicide rate
Bulgaria
1.31 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Luxembourg
1.52 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
101st
Luxembourg rank
98th
Male homicide rate over time
- Bulgaria
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 1.52 homicides per 100,000 population against 1.31 homicides per 100,000 population in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.21 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.2 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 101st and Luxembourg ranks 98th of 138 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.75 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.9837 homicides per 100,000 population | 7.77 homicides per 100,000 population | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 4.36 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.72 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.65 homicides per 100,000 population | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 2.56 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.8683 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.69 homicides per 100,000 population | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 1.35 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.9177 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4334 homicides per 100,000 population | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher male homicide rate, Bulgaria or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 1.52 homicides per 100,000 population against 1.31 homicides per 100,000 population in Bulgaria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in male homicide rate between Bulgaria and Luxembourg?
- 0.21 homicides per 100,000 population, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Luxembourg?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Luxembourg rank globally for male homicide rate?
- Bulgaria ranks 101st and Luxembourg ranks 98th of 138 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 Male homicide rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 populationof male victims.