Iceland vs Switzerland: Road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers
Iceland
1.09 deaths
in 2022
Switzerland
2.02 deaths
in 2021
Iceland rank
43rd
Switzerland rank
41st
Road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers over time
- Iceland
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 2.02 deaths against 1.09 deaths in Iceland, a difference of 0.93 deaths.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.8 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Switzerland ahead.
Iceland ranks 43rd and Switzerland ranks 41st of 43 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.05 deaths | 7.52 deaths | 1.46 deaths | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 4.6 deaths | 5.47 deaths | 0.8659 deaths | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 1.86 deaths | 2.67 deaths | 0.8143 deaths | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 1.23 deaths | 2.22 deaths | 0.9938 deaths | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers, Iceland or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 2.02 deaths against 1.09 deaths in Iceland as of 2021.
- What is the difference in road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers between Iceland and Switzerland?
- 0.93 deaths, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Switzerland?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2021.
- How do Iceland and Switzerland rank globally for road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers?
- Iceland ranks 43rd and Switzerland ranks 41st 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.