Korea vs United States of America: Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes
Korea
196,349 Crashes
in 2024
United States of America
6.10 million Crashes
in 2021
Korea rank
1st
United States of America rank
1st
Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes over time
- Korea
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 6.10 million Crashes against 196,349 Crashes in Korea, a difference of 5.91 million Crashes.
That makes United States of America's figure about 31.1 times Korea's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 1st of 4 groups.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 240,424 Crashes | 2.23 million Crashes | 1.99 million Crashes | United States of America |
| 1990s | 258,152 Crashes | 6.39 million Crashes | 6.13 million Crashes | United States of America |
| 2000s | 233,106 Crashes | 6.10 million Crashes | 5.87 million Crashes | United States of America |
| 2010s | 222,719 Crashes | 6.12 million Crashes | 5.90 million Crashes | United States of America |
| 2020s | 206,392 Crashes | 5.68 million Crashes | 5.47 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, Korea or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 6.10 million Crashes against 196,349 Crashes in Korea as of 2021.
- What is the difference in annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes between Korea and United States of America?
- 5.91 million Crashes, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United States of America?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2021.
- How do Korea and United States of America rank globally for annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes?
- Korea ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 1st of 4 groups.
- 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.