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

0.0208 per 100,000 people, with Kuwait ahead.

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

17 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2020.

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.

Japan vs Kuwait: Intentional homicides

Japan

0.2292 per 100,000 people

in 2023

Kuwait

0.25 per 100,000 people

in 2020

Japan rank

168th

Kuwait rank

167th

Intentional homicides over time

Japan
Kuwait

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 0.25 per 100,000 people against 0.2292 per 100,000 people in Japan, a difference of 0.0208 per 100,000 people.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Kuwait ahead.

Japan ranks 168th and Kuwait ranks 167th of 172 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Kuwait	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.5176 per 100,000 people	0.9247 per 100,000 people	0.4072 per 100,000 people	Kuwait
2000s	0.4999 per 100,000 people	1.74 per 100,000 people	1.24 per 100,000 people	Kuwait
2010s	0.2998 per 100,000 people	1.35 per 100,000 people	1.05 per 100,000 people	Kuwait
2020s	0.2518 per 100,000 people	0.25 per 100,000 people	0.0018 per 100,000 people	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher intentional homicides, Japan or Kuwait?: Kuwait, at 0.25 per 100,000 people against 0.2292 per 100,000 people in Japan as of 2020.
What is the difference in intentional homicides between Japan and Kuwait?: 0.0208 per 100,000 people, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Kuwait?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2020.
How do Japan and Kuwait rank globally for intentional homicides?: Japan ranks 168th and Kuwait ranks 167th 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.