Japan vs Korea: Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes
Japan
290,895 Crashes
in 2024
Korea
196,349 Crashes
in 2024
Japan rank
3rd
Korea rank
1st
Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes over time
- Japan
- Korea
How they compare
Japan currently reports 290,895 Crashes against 196,349 Crashes in Korea, a difference of 94,546 Crashes.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.5 times Korea's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 3rd and Korea ranks 1st of 44 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 549,506 Crashes | 62,969 Crashes | 486,537 Crashes | Japan |
| 1980s | 550,806 Crashes | 164,626 Crashes | 386,181 Crashes | Japan |
| 1990s | 742,251 Crashes | 258,152 Crashes | 484,099 Crashes | Japan |
| 2000s | 887,550 Crashes | 233,106 Crashes | 654,444 Crashes | Japan |
| 2010s | 560,614 Crashes | 222,719 Crashes | 337,896 Crashes | Japan |
| 2020s | 302,808 Crashes | 200,853 Crashes | 101,955 Crashes | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes, Japan or Korea?
- Japan, at 290,895 Crashes against 196,349 Crashes in Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes between Japan and Korea?
- 94,546 Crashes, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Korea?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Korea rank globally for annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes?
- Japan ranks 3rd 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
People killed in road crashes within 30 days the crash occurred, people injured in road crashes, and road injury crashes.