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