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

Germany
290,701 Crashes
in 2024
Italy
173,364 Crashes
in 2024
Germany rank
4th
Italy rank
5th

Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes over time

  • Germany
  • Italy
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 290,701 Crashes against 173,364 Crashes in Italy, a difference of 117,337 Crashes.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.7 times Italy's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 4th and Italy ranks 5th of 44 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Italy Difference Ahead
1970s 363,461 Crashes 292,139 Crashes 71,322 Crashes Germany
1980s 351,522 Crashes 160,780 Crashes 190,743 Crashes Germany
1990s 381,366 Crashes 181,649 Crashes 199,716 Crashes Germany
2000s 344,606 Crashes 242,418 Crashes 102,188 Crashes Germany
2010s 301,306 Crashes 183,534 Crashes 117,772 Crashes Germany
2020s 279,150 Crashes 155,190 Crashes 123,960 Crashes Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes, Germany or Italy?
Germany, at 290,701 Crashes against 173,364 Crashes in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes between Germany and Italy?
117,337 Crashes, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Italy?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Germany and Italy rank globally for annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes?
Germany ranks 4th and Italy ranks 5th 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.