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

0.0746 per 100,000 people, with Indonesia ahead.

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

6 years are reported by both, from 1998 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.

Indonesia vs Japan: Intentional homicides

Indonesia

0.3038 per 100,000 people

in 2022

Japan

0.2292 per 100,000 people

in 2023

Indonesia rank

166th

Japan rank

168th

Intentional homicides over time

Indonesia
Japan

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 0.3038 per 100,000 people against 0.2292 per 100,000 people in Japan, a difference of 0.0746 per 100,000 people.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.3 times Japan's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Indonesia has been ahead every year.

Indonesia ranks 166th and Japan ranks 168th of 172 countries.

Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Indonesia	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.9095 per 100,000 people	0.5964 per 100,000 people	0.3131 per 100,000 people	Indonesia
2000s	0.7897 per 100,000 people	0.5422 per 100,000 people	0.2475 per 100,000 people	Indonesia
2020s	0.3038 per 100,000 people	0.2312 per 100,000 people	0.0726 per 100,000 people	Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher intentional homicides, Indonesia or Japan?: Indonesia, at 0.3038 per 100,000 people against 0.2292 per 100,000 people in Japan as of 2022.
What is the difference in intentional homicides between Indonesia and Japan?: 0.0746 per 100,000 people, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Japan?: 6 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2022.
How do Indonesia and Japan rank globally for intentional homicides?: Indonesia ranks 166th 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.