China, Japan and Saudi Arabia are prominent among the countries in
which capital punishment is implemented. The homicide rate in
these countries is given below.
Table No. 6
The Homicide Rate in China, Japan and Saudi Arabia from the year 1995 up to 2011
Source : www.unodc.org
Even though capital punishment is implemented by these countries,
it seems that the homicide rate in these countries is at a lower level.
According to the information submitted by UNDP China is a country
which has a middle level human development rate. China is ranked
as the 101st place in regard to social development line-up in the
world in the year 2013. Japan is ranked at the 7th place while Saudi
Arabia is ranked at the 57th place in this line-up. Though China is
ranked at the 101 st place in regard to human development, it is a
powerful country in the world as far as economic development is
concerned. However, the homicide rate is at a lower level in these
three countries. Even though these countries are at a higher level as
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