New Zealand vs Portugal: Death rate from road injuries
New Zealand
6.59 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Portugal
7.15 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
New Zealand rank
150th
Portugal rank
147th
Death rate from road injuries over time
- New Zealand
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 7.15 deaths per 100,000 people against 6.59 deaths per 100,000 people in New Zealand, a difference of 0.56 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Portugal ahead.
New Zealand ranks 150th and Portugal ranks 147th of 194 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.23 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 2010s | 7.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.09 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 2020s | 6.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.365 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from road injuries, New Zealand or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 7.15 deaths per 100,000 people against 6.59 deaths per 100,000 people in New Zealand as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from road injuries between New Zealand and Portugal?
- 0.56 deaths per 100,000 people, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Portugal?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do New Zealand and Portugal rank globally for death rate from road injuries?
- New Zealand ranks 150th and Portugal ranks 147th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from road injuries. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Estimated number of deaths from road injury in both sexes, per 100,000 people.