Japan vs Namibia: Homicides
Japan
285 homicides
in 2023
Namibia
315 homicides
in 2021
Japan rank
70th
Namibia rank
68th
Homicides over time
- Japan
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 315 homicides against 285 homicides in Japan, a difference of 30 homicides.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 70th and Namibia ranks 68th of 179 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Namibia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 719.4 homicides | 367.8 homicides | 351.6 homicides | Japan |
| 2000s | 649.33 homicides | 362.17 homicides | 287.17 homicides | Japan |
| 2010s | 397.8 homicides | 361 homicides | 36.8 homicides | Japan |
| 2020s | 301.5 homicides | 309 homicides | 7.5 homicides | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicides, Japan or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 315 homicides against 285 homicides in Japan as of 2021.
- What is the difference in homicides between Japan and Namibia?
- 30 homicides, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Namibia?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
- How do Japan and Namibia rank globally for homicides?
- Japan ranks 70th and Namibia ranks 68th 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 Homicides. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of intentional homicides.