New Zealand vs United States of America: Road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers
New Zealand
5.93 deaths
in 2021
United States of America
6.96 deaths
in 2021
New Zealand rank
24th
United States of America rank
22nd
Road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers over time
- New Zealand
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 6.96 deaths against 5.93 deaths in New Zealand, a difference of 1.03 deaths.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.2 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1990 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 24th and United States of America ranks 22nd of 43 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 3 and United States of America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.44 deaths | 10.7 deaths | 6.74 deaths | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 8.13 deaths | 7.65 deaths | 0.4736 deaths | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 6.84 deaths | 5.49 deaths | 1.34 deaths | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 5.89 deaths | 6.9 deaths | 1.01 deaths | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers, New Zealand or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 6.96 deaths against 5.93 deaths in New Zealand as of 2021.
- What is the difference in road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers between New Zealand and United States of America?
- 1.03 deaths, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United States of America?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do New Zealand and United States of America rank globally for road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers?
- New Zealand ranks 24th and United States of America ranks 22nd 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.