Denmark vs Japan: Road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers
Denmark
3.17 deaths
in 2016
Japan
4.27 deaths
in 2021
Denmark rank
37th
Japan rank
34th
Road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers over time
- Denmark
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 4.27 deaths against 3.17 deaths in Denmark, a difference of 1.1 deaths.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times Denmark's.
Across all 37 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 37th and Japan ranks 34th of 43 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.43 deaths | 23.08 deaths | 9.64 deaths | Japan |
| 1990s | 9.01 deaths | 14.01 deaths | 5 deaths | Japan |
| 2000s | 6.04 deaths | 8.71 deaths | 2.67 deaths | Japan |
| 2010s | 3 deaths | 5.88 deaths | 2.88 deaths | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers, Denmark or Japan?
- Japan, at 4.27 deaths against 3.17 deaths in Denmark as of 2021.
- What is the difference in road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers between Denmark and Japan?
- 1.1 deaths, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Japan?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2016.
- How do Denmark and Japan rank globally for road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers?
- Denmark ranks 37th 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.