Finland vs Japan: Road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers
Finland
3.23 deaths
in 2021
Japan
4.27 deaths
in 2021
Finland rank
36th
Japan rank
34th
Road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers over time
- Finland
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 4.27 deaths against 3.23 deaths in Finland, a difference of 1.04 deaths.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times Finland's.
Across all 52 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 36th 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 | Finland | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.76 deaths | 46.6 deaths | 21.84 deaths | Japan |
| 1980s | 11.75 deaths | 23.08 deaths | 11.33 deaths | Japan |
| 1990s | 8.39 deaths | 14.01 deaths | 5.62 deaths | Japan |
| 2000s | 5.46 deaths | 8.71 deaths | 3.24 deaths | Japan |
| 2010s | 3.48 deaths | 5.5 deaths | 2.02 deaths | Japan |
| 2020s | 3.19 deaths | 4.36 deaths | 1.17 deaths | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers, Finland or Japan?
- Japan, at 4.27 deaths against 3.23 deaths in Finland as of 2021.
- What is the difference in road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers between Finland and Japan?
- 1.04 deaths, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Japan?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Finland and Japan rank globally for road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers?
- Finland ranks 36th 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.