Japan vs Poland: Homicides (UN, World)
Japan
285 homicides
in 2023
Poland
311 homicides
in 2023
Japan rank
70th
Poland rank
69th
Homicides (UN, World) over time
- Japan
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 311 homicides against 285 homicides in Japan, a difference of 26 homicides.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Poland ahead.
Japan ranks 70th and Poland ranks 69th of 179 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Poland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 705.1 homicides | 824 homicides | 118.9 homicides | Poland |
| 2000s | 639.4 homicides | 612 homicides | 27.4 homicides | Japan |
| 2010s | 378.5 homicides | 317.8 homicides | 60.7 homicides | Japan |
| 2020s | 294.25 homicides | 280 homicides | 14.25 homicides | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicides, Japan or Poland?
- Poland, at 311 homicides against 285 homicides in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicides between Japan and Poland?
- 26 homicides, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Poland?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Poland rank globally for homicides?
- Japan ranks 70th and Poland ranks 69th 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.