Norway vs Switzerland: Road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers
Norway
1.86 deaths
in 2022
Switzerland
2.02 deaths
in 2021
Norway rank
42nd
Switzerland rank
41st
Road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers over time
- Norway
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 2.02 deaths against 1.86 deaths in Norway, a difference of 0.16 deaths.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Switzerland ahead.
Norway ranks 42nd and Switzerland ranks 41st of 43 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.03 deaths | 26.46 deaths | 9.43 deaths | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 10.6 deaths | 16.14 deaths | 5.54 deaths | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 6.08 deaths | 7.52 deaths | 1.44 deaths | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 4.49 deaths | 5.47 deaths | 0.9804 deaths | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 2.21 deaths | 2.67 deaths | 0.4635 deaths | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 1.49 deaths | 2.22 deaths | 0.733 deaths | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers, Norway or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 2.02 deaths against 1.86 deaths in Norway as of 2021.
- What is the difference in road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers between Norway and Switzerland?
- 0.16 deaths, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Switzerland?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Norway and Switzerland rank globally for road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers?
- Norway ranks 42nd and Switzerland ranks 41st 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.