Japan vs Malawi: Homicides

Japan

285 homicides

in 2023

Malawi

279 homicides

in 2012

Japan rank

70th

Malawi rank

72nd

Homicides over time

Japan currently reports 285 homicides against 279 homicides in Malawi, a difference of 6 homicides.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malawi ahead.

Japan ranks 70th and Malawi ranks 72nd of 179 countries.

Indicator: Homicides
Unit: homicides
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 179 places, 4,154 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Number of intentional homicides.