Japan vs Qatar: Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita
Japan
0.2292 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Qatar
0.0691 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Japan rank
168th
Qatar rank
171st
Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita over time
- Japan
- Qatar
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.2292 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.0691 homicides per 100,000 population in Qatar, a difference of 0.1601 homicides per 100,000 population.
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 179 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 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.8181 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.251 homicides per 100,000 population | Qatar |
| 2000s | 0.496 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.6088 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1128 homicides per 100,000 population | Qatar |
| 2010s | 0.2968 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.3578 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.061 homicides per 100,000 population | Qatar |
| 2020s | 0.2366 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2723 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0357 homicides per 100,000 population | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate vs. gdp per capita, Japan or Qatar?
- Japan, at 0.2292 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.0691 homicides per 100,000 population in Qatar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate vs. gdp per capita between Japan and Qatar?
- 0.1601 homicides per 100,000 population, 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 homicide rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Japan ranks 168th and Qatar ranks 171st of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – 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.