Australia vs Netherlands: Road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers

Australia
4.5 deaths
in 2022
Netherlands
4.59 deaths
in 2008
Australia rank
32nd
Netherlands rank
30th

Road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers over time

  • Australia
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 4.59 deaths against 4.5 deaths in Australia, a difference of 0.09 deaths.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Netherlands ahead.

Australia ranks 32nd and Netherlands ranks 30th of 43 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Netherlands Difference Ahead
1970s 28.41 deaths 28.21 deaths 0.1989 deaths Australia
1980s 16.92 deaths 12.29 deaths 4.64 deaths Australia
1990s 8.42 deaths 8.65 deaths 0.2322 deaths Netherlands
2000s 6.08 deaths 5.81 deaths 0.2708 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 Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 4.59 deaths against 4.5 deaths in Australia as of 2008.
What is the difference in road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers between Australia and Netherlands?
0.09 deaths, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Netherlands?
39 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2008.
How do Australia and Netherlands rank globally for road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers?
Australia ranks 32nd and Netherlands ranks 30th 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.