New Zealand vs Sweden: Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes
New Zealand
10,603 Crashes
in 2024
Sweden
11,250 Crashes
in 2024
New Zealand rank
28th
Sweden rank
26th
Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes over time
- New Zealand
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 11,250 Crashes against 10,603 Crashes in New Zealand, a difference of 647 Crashes.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
New Zealand ranks 28th and Sweden ranks 26th of 44 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12,986 Crashes | 16,279 Crashes | 3,293 Crashes | Sweden |
| 1980s | 12,172 Crashes | 16,113 Crashes | 3,941 Crashes | Sweden |
| 1990s | 10,948 Crashes | 15,747 Crashes | 4,799 Crashes | Sweden |
| 2000s | 10,588 Crashes | 17,608 Crashes | 7,020 Crashes | Sweden |
| 2010s | 10,355 Crashes | 14,831 Crashes | 4,475 Crashes | Sweden |
| 2020s | 10,727 Crashes | 12,092 Crashes | 1,365 Crashes | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes, New Zealand or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 11,250 Crashes against 10,603 Crashes in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes between New Zealand and Sweden?
- 647 Crashes, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sweden?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Sweden rank globally for annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes?
- New Zealand ranks 28th and Sweden ranks 26th 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.