Japan vs Singapore: Homicide rate (World Health)
Japan
0.18 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Singapore
0.19 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Japan rank
194th
Singapore rank
193rd
Homicide rate (World Health) over time
- Japan
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Singapore ahead.
Japan ranks 194th and Singapore ranks 193rd of 194 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.533 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.473 deaths per 100,000 people | Singapore |
| 2010s | 0.286 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.391 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.105 deaths per 100,000 people | Singapore |
| 2020s | 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Japan or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan as of 2021.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Japan and Singapore?
- 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Singapore?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Japan and Singapore rank globally for homicide rate?
- Japan ranks 194th and Singapore ranks 193rd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) – with major 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes, per 100,000 people.