Japan vs North Korea: Terrorism deaths rate

Japan
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
North Korea
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Japan rank
59th
North Korea rank
59th

Terrorism deaths rate over time

  • Japan
  • North Korea
00.0050.010.015197019952021

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in North Korea, a difference of 0 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was North Korea ahead.

Japan ranks 59th and North Korea ranks 59th of 188 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan North Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0009 deaths per 100,000 people 0 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0009 deaths per 100,000 people Japan
1980s 0.0008 deaths per 100,000 people 0 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0008 deaths per 100,000 people Japan
1990s 0.0023 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0015 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0008 deaths per 100,000 people Japan
2000s 0 deaths per 100,000 people 0 deaths per 100,000 people 0 deaths per 100,000 people
2010s 0.0015 deaths per 100,000 people 0 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0015 deaths per 100,000 people Japan
2020s 0 deaths per 100,000 people 0 deaths per 100,000 people 0 deaths per 100,000 people

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher terrorism deaths rate, Japan or North Korea?
Japan, at 0 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in North Korea as of 2021.
What is the difference in terrorism deaths rate between Japan and North Korea?
0 deaths per 100,000 people, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and North Korea?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Japan and North Korea rank globally for terrorism deaths rate?
Japan ranks 59th and North Korea ranks 59th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Terrorism deaths rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Terrorism deaths rate
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
188 places, 9,000 data points, 1970–2021
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Annual number of confirmed deaths from terrorist attacks, including all victims and attackers, per 100,000 people.