Bahrain vs Japan: Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita
Bahrain
0.1956 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Japan
0.2292 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Bahrain rank
169th
Japan rank
168th
Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita over time
- Bahrain
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.2292 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.1956 homicides per 100,000 population in Bahrain, a difference of 0.0336 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Bahrain's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 169th and Japan ranks 168th of 179 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 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.552 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4876 homicides per 100,000 population | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 0.8723 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.484 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.3882 homicides per 100,000 population | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 0.4967 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2968 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1998 homicides per 100,000 population | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 0.0874 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2366 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1492 homicides per 100,000 population | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate vs. gdp per capita, Bahrain or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.2292 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.1956 homicides per 100,000 population in Bahrain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate vs. gdp per capita between Bahrain and Japan?
- 0.0336 homicides per 100,000 population, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Japan?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do Bahrain and Japan rank globally for homicide rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Bahrain ranks 169th and Japan ranks 168th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population.