Belgium vs United States of America: Road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers
Belgium
5.61 deaths
in 2016
United States of America
6.96 deaths
in 2021
Belgium rank
25th
United States of America rank
22nd
Road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers over time
- Belgium
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 6.96 deaths against 5.61 deaths in Belgium, a difference of 1.35 deaths.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.2 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 25th and United States of America ranks 22nd of 43 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.89 deaths | 13.66 deaths | 14.23 deaths | Belgium |
| 1990s | 15.81 deaths | 10.37 deaths | 5.44 deaths | Belgium |
| 2000s | 9.51 deaths | 8.62 deaths | 0.8876 deaths | Belgium |
| 2010s | 6.32 deaths | 5.48 deaths | 0.8337 deaths | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers, Belgium or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 6.96 deaths against 5.61 deaths in Belgium as of 2021.
- What is the difference in road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers between Belgium and United States of America?
- 1.35 deaths, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and United States of America?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2016.
- How do Belgium and United States of America rank globally for road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers?
- Belgium ranks 25th and United States of America ranks 22nd 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.