Japan vs Spain: Road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers
Japan
4.27 deaths
in 2021
Spain
4.4 deaths
in 2021
Japan rank
34th
Spain rank
33rd
Road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers over time
- Japan
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 4.4 deaths against 4.27 deaths in Japan, a difference of 0.13 deaths.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 34th and Spain ranks 33rd of 43 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46.6 deaths | 38.49 deaths | 8.11 deaths | Japan |
| 1980s | 23.08 deaths | 32.53 deaths | 9.46 deaths | Spain |
| 1990s | 14.01 deaths | 24.12 deaths | 10.11 deaths | Spain |
| 2000s | 8.71 deaths | 12.13 deaths | 3.42 deaths | Spain |
| 2010s | 5.5 deaths | 5 deaths | 0.4927 deaths | Japan |
| 2020s | 4.36 deaths | 4.61 deaths | 0.2529 deaths | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers, Japan or Spain?
- Spain, at 4.4 deaths against 4.27 deaths in Japan as of 2021.
- What is the difference in road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers between Japan and Spain?
- 0.13 deaths, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Spain?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Japan and Spain rank globally for road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers?
- Japan ranks 34th 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.