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

Japan
290,895 Crashes
in 2024
Latvia
3,378 Crashes
in 2024
Japan rank
3rd
Latvia rank
5th

Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes over time

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How they compare

Japan currently reports 290,895 Crashes against 3,378 Crashes in Latvia, a difference of 287,517 Crashes.

That makes Japan's figure about 86.1 times Latvia's.

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

Japan ranks 3rd and Latvia ranks 5th of 44 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Latvia Difference Ahead
1970s 549,506 Crashes 4,497 Crashes 545,009 Crashes Japan
1980s 550,806 Crashes 4,273 Crashes 546,534 Crashes Japan
1990s 742,251 Crashes 3,995 Crashes 738,256 Crashes Japan
2000s 887,550 Crashes 4,570 Crashes 882,981 Crashes Japan
2010s 560,614 Crashes 3,621 Crashes 556,993 Crashes Japan
2020s 302,808 Crashes 3,410 Crashes 299,397 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 Latvia?
Japan, at 290,895 Crashes against 3,378 Crashes in Latvia as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes between Japan and Latvia?
287,517 Crashes, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Latvia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Japan and Latvia rank globally for annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes?
Japan ranks 3rd and Latvia 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.