Norway vs Sweden: Road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers
Norway
1.86 deaths
in 2022
Sweden
2.17 deaths
in 2022
Norway rank
42nd
Sweden rank
40th
Road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 2.17 deaths against 1.86 deaths in Norway, a difference of 0.31 deaths.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 42nd and Sweden ranks 40th of 43 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.03 deaths | 15.81 deaths | 1.22 deaths | Norway |
| 1980s | 9.86 deaths | 9.04 deaths | 0.816 deaths | Norway |
| 1990s | 6.19 deaths | 5.89 deaths | 0.299 deaths | Norway |
| 2000s | 4.49 deaths | 4.15 deaths | 0.338 deaths | Norway |
| 2010s | 2.21 deaths | 2.39 deaths | 0.1853 deaths | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1.61 deaths | 2.11 deaths | 0.5008 deaths | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers, Norway or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 2.17 deaths against 1.86 deaths in Norway as of 2022.
- What is the difference in road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers between Norway and Sweden?
- 0.31 deaths, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers?
- Norway ranks 42nd and Sweden ranks 40th 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.