What is the difference in intentional homicides between Bahrain and Japan?

0.0336 per 100,000 people, with Japan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Japan?

20 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), published as Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bahrain vs Japan: Intentional homicides

Bahrain

0.1956 per 100,000 people

in 2022

Japan

0.2292 per 100,000 people

in 2023

Bahrain rank

169th

Japan rank

168th

Intentional homicides over time

Bahrain
Japan

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.2292 per 100,000 people against 0.1956 per 100,000 people in Bahrain, a difference of 0.0336 per 100,000 people.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Bahrain's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Bahrain ahead.

Bahrain ranks 169th and Japan ranks 168th of 172 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahrain	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.04 per 100,000 people	0.552 per 100,000 people	0.4876 per 100,000 people	Bahrain
2000s	0.8723 per 100,000 people	0.484 per 100,000 people	0.3882 per 100,000 people	Bahrain
2010s	0.4967 per 100,000 people	0.2968 per 100,000 people	0.1998 per 100,000 people	Bahrain
2020s	0.1311 per 100,000 people	0.229 per 100,000 people	0.0979 per 100,000 people	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher intentional homicides, Bahrain or Japan?: Japan, at 0.2292 per 100,000 people against 0.1956 per 100,000 people in Bahrain as of 2023.
What is the difference in intentional homicides between Bahrain and Japan?: 0.0336 per 100,000 people, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Japan?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
How do Bahrain and Japan rank globally for intentional homicides?: Bahrain ranks 169th and Japan ranks 168th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), published as Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)
Unit: per 100,000 people
Source: UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 190 places, 4,286 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

An intentional homicide is defined as an unlawful death inflicted upon a person with the intent to cause death or serious injury.