Sweden vs Switzerland: Road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers
Sweden
2.17 deaths
in 2022
Switzerland
2.02 deaths
in 2021
Sweden rank
40th
Switzerland rank
41st
Road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers over time
- Sweden
- Switzerland
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 2.17 deaths against 2.02 deaths in Switzerland, a difference of 0.15 deaths.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Switzerland ahead.
Sweden ranks 40th 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 | Sweden | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.81 deaths | 26.46 deaths | 10.65 deaths | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 9.32 deaths | 16.14 deaths | 6.83 deaths | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 5.08 deaths | 7.52 deaths | 2.43 deaths | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 4.15 deaths | 5.47 deaths | 1.32 deaths | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 2.39 deaths | 2.67 deaths | 0.2783 deaths | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 2.09 deaths | 2.22 deaths | 0.1365 deaths | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers, Sweden or Switzerland?
- Sweden, at 2.17 deaths against 2.02 deaths in Switzerland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers between Sweden and Switzerland?
- 0.15 deaths, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers?
- Sweden ranks 40th 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.