Japan vs Kuwait: Homicide rate
Japan
0.2292 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Kuwait
0.25 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2020
Japan rank
168th
Kuwait rank
167th
Homicide rate over time
- Japan
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.25 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.2292 homicides per 100,000 population in Japan, a difference of 0.0208 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Kuwait ahead.
Japan ranks 168th and Kuwait ranks 167th of 179 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Kuwait in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5176 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.9247 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4072 homicides per 100,000 population | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.4999 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.74 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.24 homicides per 100,000 population | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.2998 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.35 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.05 homicides per 100,000 population | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.2518 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.25 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0018 homicides per 100,000 population | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Japan or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 0.25 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.2292 homicides per 100,000 population in Japan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Japan and Kuwait?
- 0.0208 homicides per 100,000 population, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Kuwait?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2020.
- How do Japan and Kuwait rank globally for homicide rate?
- Japan ranks 168th and Kuwait ranks 167th 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.