Japan
Country in Asia
In brief
Homicides per 100,000 people: 0.2 (2023). World rank 5 of 149 (1 = best); in Asia, 5 of 37. Road deaths per 100,000 people: 3.6 (2019). World rank 13 of 186 (1 = best); in Asia, 3 of 47. Suicides per 100,000 people: 17.4 (2021). World rank 169 of 185 (1 = best); in Asia, 45 of 47. From 2015 to 2025: political stability and absence of violence 86.6 → 87.7 (score 0–100).