Which has higher deaths in road incidents, Netherlands or Portugal?

Netherlands, at 745 deaths against 561 deaths in Portugal as of 2022.

What is the difference in deaths in road incidents between Netherlands and Portugal?

184 deaths, with Netherlands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Portugal?

52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.

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.

Netherlands vs Portugal: Deaths in road incidents

Netherlands

745 deaths

in 2022

Portugal

561 deaths

in 2021

Netherlands rank

30th

Portugal rank

33rd

Deaths in road incidents over time

Netherlands
Portugal

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 745 deaths against 561 deaths in Portugal, a difference of 184 deaths.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.3 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 30th and Portugal ranks 33rd of 65 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Netherlands	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1970s	2,685 deaths	2,348 deaths	337.5 deaths	Netherlands
1980s	1,616 deaths	2,478 deaths	862.3 deaths	Portugal
1990s	1,265 deaths	2,386 deaths	1,121 deaths	Portugal
2000s	917.3 deaths	1,286 deaths	368.2 deaths	Portugal
2010s	629.3 deaths	697.2 deaths	67.9 deaths	Portugal
2020s	596 deaths	548.5 deaths	47.5 deaths	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths in road incidents, Netherlands or Portugal?: Netherlands, at 745 deaths against 561 deaths in Portugal as of 2022.
What is the difference in deaths in road incidents between Netherlands and Portugal?: 184 deaths, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Portugal?: 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Netherlands and Portugal rank globally for deaths in road incidents?: Netherlands ranks 30th and Portugal ranks 33rd 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.