Germany vs India: Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes

Germany
290,701 Crashes
in 2024
India
464,910 Crashes
in 2017
Germany rank
4th
India rank
2nd

Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes over time

  • Germany
  • India
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How they compare

India currently reports 464,910 Crashes against 290,701 Crashes in Germany, a difference of 174,209 Crashes.

That makes India's figure about 1.6 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 4th and India ranks 2nd of 44 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and India in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany India Difference Ahead
1990s 381,366 Crashes 333,213 Crashes 48,153 Crashes Germany
2000s 344,606 Crashes 439,170 Crashes 94,564 Crashes India
2010s 300,525 Crashes 488,820 Crashes 188,295 Crashes India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes, Germany or India?
India, at 464,910 Crashes against 290,701 Crashes in Germany as of 2017.
What is the difference in annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes between Germany and India?
174,209 Crashes, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and India?
28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
How do Germany and India rank globally for annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes?
Germany ranks 4th and India ranks 2nd 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.