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
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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About this data
Number of deaths due to road accidents per billion passenger kilometers traveled on the road.