France vs Spain: Road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers
France
3.76 deaths
in 2022
Spain
4.4 deaths
in 2021
France rank
35th
Spain rank
33rd
Road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers over time
- France
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 4.4 deaths against 3.76 deaths in France, a difference of 0.64 deaths.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times France's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was France ahead.
France ranks 35th and Spain ranks 33rd of 43 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.39 deaths | 38.49 deaths | 0.9041 deaths | France |
| 1980s | 23.21 deaths | 32.53 deaths | 9.32 deaths | Spain |
| 1990s | 13.62 deaths | 24.12 deaths | 10.5 deaths | Spain |
| 2000s | 7.66 deaths | 12.13 deaths | 4.47 deaths | Spain |
| 2010s | 4.13 deaths | 5 deaths | 0.8749 deaths | Spain |
| 2020s | 3.67 deaths | 4.61 deaths | 0.9418 deaths | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers, France or Spain?
- Spain, at 4.4 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 Spain?
- 0.64 deaths, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Spain?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do France and Spain rank globally for road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers?
- France ranks 35th and Spain ranks 33rd 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.