Italy vs Japan: Road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers
Italy
4.57 deaths
in 2022
Japan
4.27 deaths
in 2021
Italy rank
31st
Japan rank
34th
Road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers over time
- Italy
- Japan
How they compare
Italy currently reports 4.57 deaths against 4.27 deaths in Japan, a difference of 0.3 deaths.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Japan ahead.
Italy ranks 31st and Japan ranks 34th of 43 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.72 deaths | 46.6 deaths | 13.88 deaths | Japan |
| 1980s | 18.01 deaths | 23.08 deaths | 5.07 deaths | Japan |
| 1990s | 10.44 deaths | 14.01 deaths | 3.57 deaths | Japan |
| 2000s | 7.43 deaths | 8.71 deaths | 1.28 deaths | Japan |
| 2010s | 4.52 deaths | 5.5 deaths | 0.9765 deaths | Japan |
| 2020s | 4.49 deaths | 4.36 deaths | 0.1359 deaths | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers, Italy or Japan?
- Italy, at 4.57 deaths against 4.27 deaths in Japan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers between Italy and Japan?
- 0.3 deaths, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Japan?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Italy and Japan rank globally for road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers?
- Italy ranks 31st 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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About this data
Number of deaths due to road accidents per billion passenger kilometers traveled on the road.