Australia vs Japan: Road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers

Australia
4.5 deaths
in 2022
Japan
4.27 deaths
in 2021
Australia rank
32nd
Japan rank
34th

Road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers over time

  • Australia
  • Japan
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 4.5 deaths against 4.27 deaths in Japan, a difference of 0.23 deaths.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

Across all 52 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 32nd and Japan ranks 34th of 43 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 28.41 deaths 46.6 deaths 18.19 deaths Japan
1980s 16.92 deaths 23.08 deaths 6.15 deaths Japan
1990s 8.42 deaths 14.01 deaths 5.59 deaths Japan
2000s 6 deaths 8.71 deaths 2.7 deaths Japan
2010s 4.17 deaths 5.5 deaths 1.33 deaths Japan
2020s 4 deaths 4.36 deaths 0.3578 deaths Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers, Australia or Japan?
Australia, at 4.5 deaths against 4.27 deaths in Japan as of 2022.
What is the difference in road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers between Australia and Japan?
0.23 deaths, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Japan?
52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Australia and Japan rank globally for road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers?
Australia ranks 32nd and Japan ranks 34th 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

Indicator
Road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers
Unit
deaths
Source
OECD (2023); OECD (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
43 places, 1,434 data points, 1970–2022
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Number of deaths due to road accidents per billion passenger kilometers traveled on the road.