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

Germany
290,701 Crashes
in 2024
Korea
196,349 Crashes
in 2024
Germany rank
4th
Korea rank
1st

Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes over time

  • Germany
  • Korea
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 290,701 Crashes against 196,349 Crashes in Korea, a difference of 94,352 Crashes.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.5 times Korea's.

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

Germany ranks 4th and Korea ranks 1st of 44 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 363,461 Crashes 62,969 Crashes 300,492 Crashes Germany
1980s 351,522 Crashes 164,626 Crashes 186,897 Crashes Germany
1990s 381,366 Crashes 258,152 Crashes 123,214 Crashes Germany
2000s 344,606 Crashes 233,106 Crashes 111,500 Crashes Germany
2010s 301,306 Crashes 222,719 Crashes 78,588 Crashes Germany
2020s 279,150 Crashes 200,853 Crashes 78,297 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 Korea?
Germany, at 290,701 Crashes against 196,349 Crashes in Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes between Germany and Korea?
94,352 Crashes, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Korea?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Germany and Korea rank globally for annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes?
Germany ranks 4th and Korea ranks 1st 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.