Australia vs France: Road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers
Australia
4.5 deaths
in 2022
France
3.76 deaths
in 2022
Australia rank
32nd
France rank
35th
Road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers over time
- Australia
- France
How they compare
Australia currently reports 4.5 deaths against 3.76 deaths in France, a difference of 0.74 deaths.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times France's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1970 it was France ahead.
Australia ranks 32nd and France ranks 35th of 43 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and France in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.41 deaths | 39.39 deaths | 10.98 deaths | France |
| 1980s | 16.92 deaths | 23.21 deaths | 6.29 deaths | France |
| 1990s | 8.42 deaths | 13.62 deaths | 5.21 deaths | France |
| 2000s | 6 deaths | 7.66 deaths | 1.66 deaths | France |
| 2010s | 4.17 deaths | 4.13 deaths | 0.0365 deaths | Australia |
| 2020s | 4.16 deaths | 3.7 deaths | 0.4653 deaths | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers, Australia or France?
- Australia, at 4.5 deaths against 3.76 deaths in France as of 2022.
- What is the difference in road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers between Australia and France?
- 0.74 deaths, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and France?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
- How do Australia and France rank globally for road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers?
- Australia ranks 32nd and France ranks 35th of 43 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2023); OECD (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of deaths due to road accidents per billion passenger kilometers traveled on the road.