Germany vs United States of America: Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes
Germany
290,701 Crashes
in 2024
United States of America
6.10 million Crashes
in 2021
Germany rank
4th
United States of America rank
1st
Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes over time
- Germany
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 6.10 million Crashes against 290,701 Crashes in Germany, a difference of 5.81 million Crashes.
That makes United States of America's figure about 21.0 times Germany's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 1st of 44 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 342,952 Crashes | 2.23 million Crashes | 1.89 million Crashes | United States of America |
| 1990s | 381,366 Crashes | 6.39 million Crashes | 6.01 million Crashes | United States of America |
| 2000s | 344,606 Crashes | 6.10 million Crashes | 5.76 million Crashes | United States of America |
| 2010s | 301,306 Crashes | 6.12 million Crashes | 5.82 million Crashes | United States of America |
| 2020s | 261,743 Crashes | 5.68 million Crashes | 5.42 million Crashes | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes, Germany or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 6.10 million Crashes against 290,701 Crashes in Germany as of 2021.
- What is the difference in annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes between Germany and United States of America?
- 5.81 million Crashes, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States of America?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2021.
- How do Germany and United States of America rank globally for annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes?
- Germany ranks 4th and United States of America 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
People killed in road crashes within 30 days the crash occurred, people injured in road crashes, and road injury crashes.