Japan vs Korea: Male homicide rate
Japan
0.2323 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Korea
0.4916 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Japan rank
130th
Korea rank
127th
Male homicide rate over time
- Japan
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 0.4916 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.2323 homicides per 100,000 population in Japan, a difference of 0.2593 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Korea's figure about 2.1 times Japan's.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 130th and Korea ranks 127th of 138 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2678 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.6689 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4011 homicides per 100,000 population | Korea |
| 2020s | 0.2226 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5248 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.3022 homicides per 100,000 population | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher male homicide rate, Japan or Korea?
- Korea, at 0.4916 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.2323 homicides per 100,000 population in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in male homicide rate between Japan and Korea?
- 0.2593 homicides per 100,000 population, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Korea?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Korea rank globally for male homicide rate?
- Japan ranks 130th and Korea ranks 127th of 138 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 Male homicide rate. 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 populationof male victims.