Japan vs Malta: Homicide rate by sex of the victim
Japan
0.2323 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Malta
0.3616 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Japan rank
130th
Malta rank
129th
Homicide rate by sex of the victim over time
- Japan
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.3616 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.2323 homicides per 100,000 population in Japan, a difference of 0.1293 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.6 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Malta ahead.
Japan ranks 130th and Malta ranks 129th of 138 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4901 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.13 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.6392 homicides per 100,000 population | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.2773 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.92 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.65 homicides per 100,000 population | Malta |
| 2020s | 0.2226 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.29 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.07 homicides per 100,000 population | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate by sex of the victim, Japan or Malta?
- Malta, at 0.3616 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.2323 homicides per 100,000 population in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate by sex of the victim between Japan and Malta?
- 0.1293 homicides per 100,000 population, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malta?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Malta rank globally for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
- Japan ranks 130th and Malta ranks 129th of 138 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate by sex of the victim. 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.