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

India
464,910 Crashes
in 2017
Japan
290,895 Crashes
in 2024
India rank
2nd
Japan rank
3rd

Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes over time

  • India
  • Japan
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How they compare

India currently reports 464,910 Crashes against 290,895 Crashes in Japan, a difference of 174,015 Crashes.

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

Across all 28 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

India ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 3rd of 44 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Japan Difference Ahead
1990s 333,213 Crashes 742,251 Crashes 409,038 Crashes Japan
2000s 439,170 Crashes 887,550 Crashes 448,380 Crashes Japan
2010s 488,820 Crashes 599,288 Crashes 110,468 Crashes Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes, India or Japan?
India, at 464,910 Crashes against 290,895 Crashes in Japan as of 2017.
What is the difference in annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes between India and Japan?
174,015 Crashes, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Japan?
28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
How do India and Japan rank globally for annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes?
India ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 3rd 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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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.