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
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
Number of deaths due to road accidents per billion passenger kilometers traveled on the road.