Hong Kong vs Japan: Homicide rate
Hong Kong
0.3762 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Japan
0.2292 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
165th
Japan rank
168th
Homicide rate over time
- Hong Kong
- Japan
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 0.3762 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.2292 homicides per 100,000 population in Japan, a difference of 0.147 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.6 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Hong Kong ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 165th and Japan ranks 168th of 179 countries.
Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.49 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5626 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.932 homicides per 100,000 population | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 0.6472 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5033 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1439 homicides per 100,000 population | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 0.429 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2968 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1322 homicides per 100,000 population | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 0.3448 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2347 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.11 homicides per 100,000 population | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Hong Kong or Japan?
- Hong Kong, at 0.3762 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.2292 homicides per 100,000 population in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Hong Kong and Japan?
- 0.147 homicides per 100,000 population, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Japan?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong and Japan rank globally for homicide rate?
- Hong Kong ranks 165th and Japan ranks 168th of 179 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 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 population.