Italy vs Spain: Road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers

Italy
4.57 deaths
in 2022
Spain
4.4 deaths
in 2021
Italy rank
31st
Spain rank
33rd

Road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers over time

  • Italy
  • Spain
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 4.57 deaths against 4.4 deaths in Spain, a difference of 0.17 deaths.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Spain ahead.

Italy ranks 31st and Spain ranks 33rd of 43 countries.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 32.72 deaths 38.49 deaths 5.76 deaths Spain
1980s 18.01 deaths 32.53 deaths 14.53 deaths Spain
1990s 10.44 deaths 24.12 deaths 13.68 deaths Spain
2000s 7.43 deaths 12.13 deaths 4.7 deaths Spain
2010s 4.52 deaths 5 deaths 0.4838 deaths Spain
2020s 4.49 deaths 4.61 deaths 0.117 deaths Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers, Italy or Spain?
Italy, at 4.57 deaths against 4.4 deaths in Spain as of 2022.
What is the difference in road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers between Italy and Spain?
0.17 deaths, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Italy and Spain rank globally for road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers?
Italy ranks 31st 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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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
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Number of deaths due to road accidents per billion passenger kilometers traveled on the road.