Which has higher deaths in road incidents, Finland or Switzerland?

Switzerland, at 241 deaths against 196 deaths in Finland as of 2022.

What is the difference in deaths in road incidents between Finland and Switzerland?

45 deaths, with Switzerland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Switzerland?

53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

OECD (2023); OECD (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Deaths in road incidents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Finland vs Switzerland: Deaths in road incidents

Finland

196 deaths

in 2022

Switzerland

241 deaths

in 2022

Finland rank

50th

Switzerland rank

47th

Deaths in road incidents over time

Finland
Switzerland

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 241 deaths against 196 deaths in Finland, a difference of 45 deaths.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.2 times Finland's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Switzerland ahead.

Finland ranks 50th and Switzerland ranks 47th of 65 countries.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1970s	898.8 deaths	1,428 deaths	528.8 deaths	Switzerland
1980s	594.1 deaths	1,063 deaths	468.6 deaths	Switzerland
1990s	496 deaths	712.5 deaths	216.5 deaths	Switzerland
2000s	371.6 deaths	457.4 deaths	85.8 deaths	Switzerland
2010s	252.2 deaths	261.7 deaths	9.5 deaths	Switzerland
2020s	214.67 deaths	222.67 deaths	8 deaths	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths in road incidents, Finland or Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 241 deaths against 196 deaths in Finland as of 2022.
What is the difference in deaths in road incidents between Finland and Switzerland?: 45 deaths, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Switzerland?: 53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
How do Finland and Switzerland rank globally for deaths in road incidents?: Finland ranks 50th and Switzerland ranks 47th of 65 countries.
Where does this data come from?: OECD (2023); OECD (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Deaths in road incidents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Deaths in road incidents
Unit: deaths
Source: OECD (2023); OECD (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 65 places, 2,830 data points, 1900–2022
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of reported deaths due to road accidents.