France vs Japan: Road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers

France
3.76 deaths
in 2022
Japan
4.27 deaths
in 2021
France rank
35th
Japan rank
34th

Road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers over time

  • France
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 4.27 deaths against 3.76 deaths in France, a difference of 0.51 deaths.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times France's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Japan ahead.

France ranks 35th and Japan ranks 34th of 43 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 39.39 deaths 46.6 deaths 7.21 deaths Japan
1980s 23.21 deaths 23.08 deaths 0.1338 deaths France
1990s 13.62 deaths 14.01 deaths 0.3845 deaths Japan
2000s 7.66 deaths 8.71 deaths 1.05 deaths Japan
2010s 4.13 deaths 5.5 deaths 1.37 deaths Japan
2020s 3.67 deaths 4.36 deaths 0.6889 deaths Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers, France or Japan?
Japan, at 4.27 deaths against 3.76 deaths in France as of 2021.
What is the difference in road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers between France and Japan?
0.51 deaths, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do France and Japan rank globally for road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers?
France ranks 35th 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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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.