France vs Portugal: Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes

France
51,058 Crashes
in 2024
Portugal
36,595 Crashes
in 2023
France rank
10th
Portugal rank
11th

Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes over time

  • France
  • Portugal
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How they compare

France currently reports 51,058 Crashes against 36,595 Crashes in Portugal, a difference of 14,463 Crashes.

That makes France's figure about 1.4 times Portugal's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

France ranks 10th and Portugal ranks 11th of 44 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade France Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 256,838 Crashes 27,593 Crashes 229,245 Crashes France
1980s 203,091 Crashes 34,502 Crashes 168,589 Crashes France
1990s 135,752 Crashes 48,315 Crashes 87,437 Crashes France
2000s 91,196 Crashes 38,648 Crashes 52,548 Crashes France
2010s 59,227 Crashes 33,050 Crashes 26,177 Crashes France
2020s 50,670 Crashes 32,322 Crashes 18,349 Crashes France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes, France or Portugal?
France, at 51,058 Crashes against 36,595 Crashes in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes between France and Portugal?
14,463 Crashes, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Portugal?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do France and Portugal rank globally for annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes?
France ranks 10th and Portugal ranks 11th of 44 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes
Unit
Crashes
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
55 places, 2,505 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

People killed in road crashes within 30 days the crash occurred, people injured in road crashes, and road injury crashes.