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

0.1601 per 100,000 people, with Japan ahead.

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

28 years are reported by both, from 1990 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.

Japan vs Qatar: Intentional homicides

Japan

0.2292 per 100,000 people

in 2023

Qatar

0.0691 per 100,000 people

in 2022

Japan rank

168th

Qatar rank

171st

Intentional homicides over time

Japan
Qatar

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.2292 per 100,000 people against 0.0691 per 100,000 people in Qatar, a difference of 0.1601 per 100,000 people.

That makes Japan's figure about 3.3 times Qatar's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Qatar ahead.

Japan ranks 168th and Qatar ranks 171st of 172 countries.

Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Qatar	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.5671 per 100,000 people	0.8181 per 100,000 people	0.251 per 100,000 people	Qatar
2000s	0.496 per 100,000 people	0.6088 per 100,000 people	0.1128 per 100,000 people	Qatar
2010s	0.2968 per 100,000 people	0.3578 per 100,000 people	0.061 per 100,000 people	Qatar
2020s	0.2366 per 100,000 people	0.2723 per 100,000 people	0.0357 per 100,000 people	Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher intentional homicides, Japan or Qatar?: Japan, at 0.2292 per 100,000 people against 0.0691 per 100,000 people in Qatar as of 2023.
What is the difference in intentional homicides between Japan and Qatar?: 0.1601 per 100,000 people, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Qatar?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Japan and Qatar rank globally for intentional homicides?: Japan ranks 168th and Qatar ranks 171st 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.