France vs Germany: Road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers

France
3.76 deaths
in 2022
Germany
3.06 deaths
in 2021
France rank
35th
Germany rank
38th

Road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers over time

  • France
  • Germany
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How they compare

France currently reports 3.76 deaths against 3.06 deaths in Germany, a difference of 0.7 deaths.

That makes France's figure about 1.2 times Germany's.

Across all 52 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

France ranks 35th and Germany ranks 38th of 43 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Germany Difference Ahead
1970s 39.39 deaths 35.34 deaths 4.05 deaths France
1980s 23.21 deaths 18.12 deaths 5.09 deaths France
1990s 13.62 deaths 11.14 deaths 2.48 deaths France
2000s 7.66 deaths 6.19 deaths 1.47 deaths France
2010s 4.13 deaths 3.47 deaths 0.6627 deaths France
2020s 3.67 deaths 3.17 deaths 0.4994 deaths France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers, France or Germany?
France, at 3.76 deaths against 3.06 deaths in Germany as of 2022.
What is the difference in road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers between France and Germany?
0.7 deaths, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do France and Germany rank globally for road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers?
France ranks 35th and Germany ranks 38th 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
Last refreshed

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