Japan vs Spain: Homicides

Japan
226.32 deaths
in 2021
Spain
244.78 deaths
in 2021
Japan rank
106th
Spain rank
104th

Homicides over time

  • Japan
  • Spain
200400600800200020102021

How they compare

Spain currently reports 244.78 deaths against 226.32 deaths in Japan, a difference of 18.46 deaths.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 106th and Spain ranks 104th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Spain Difference Ahead
2000s 682.17 deaths 517.6 deaths 164.57 deaths Japan
2010s 363.18 deaths 327.43 deaths 35.74 deaths Japan
2020s 235.43 deaths 250.12 deaths 14.7 deaths Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicides, Japan or Spain?
Spain, at 244.78 deaths against 226.32 deaths in Japan as of 2021.
What is the difference in homicides between Japan and Spain?
18.46 deaths, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Spain?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Japan and Spain rank globally for homicides?
Japan ranks 106th and Spain ranks 104th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization (2024) – with major 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

Indicator
Homicides
Unit
deaths
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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