Iceland vs Norway: Road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers
Iceland
1.09 deaths
in 2022
Norway
1.86 deaths
in 2022
Iceland rank
43rd
Norway rank
42nd
Road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers over time
- Iceland
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 1.86 deaths against 1.09 deaths in Iceland, a difference of 0.77 deaths.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.7 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 43rd and Norway ranks 42nd of 43 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.44 deaths | 8.05 deaths | 1.39 deaths | Iceland |
| 1990s | 5.68 deaths | 6.19 deaths | 0.5048 deaths | Norway |
| 2000s | 4.6 deaths | 4.49 deaths | 0.1146 deaths | Iceland |
| 2010s | 1.86 deaths | 2.21 deaths | 0.3508 deaths | Norway |
| 2020s | 1.18 deaths | 1.61 deaths | 0.4302 deaths | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers, Iceland or Norway?
- Norway, at 1.86 deaths against 1.09 deaths in Iceland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers between Iceland and Norway?
- 0.77 deaths, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Norway?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2022.
- How do Iceland and Norway rank globally for road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers?
- Iceland ranks 43rd and Norway ranks 42nd 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.