Portugal vs Spain: Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes

Portugal
36,595 Crashes
in 2023
Spain
101,306 Crashes
in 2023
Portugal rank
11th
Spain rank
8th

Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes over time

  • Portugal
  • Spain
20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k197019962023

How they compare

Spain currently reports 101,306 Crashes against 36,595 Crashes in Portugal, a difference of 64,711 Crashes.

That makes Spain's figure about 2.8 times Portugal's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Portugal ranks 11th and Spain ranks 8th of 44 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 27,593 Crashes 64,212 Crashes 36,619 Crashes Spain
1980s 34,502 Crashes 82,812 Crashes 48,310 Crashes Spain
1990s 48,315 Crashes 89,595 Crashes 41,280 Crashes Spain
2000s 38,648 Crashes 96,746 Crashes 58,098 Crashes Spain
2010s 33,050 Crashes 94,146 Crashes 61,096 Crashes Spain
2020s 32,322 Crashes 90,511 Crashes 58,189 Crashes Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes, Portugal or Spain?
Spain, at 101,306 Crashes against 36,595 Crashes in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes between Portugal and Spain?
64,711 Crashes, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes?
Portugal ranks 11th and Spain ranks 8th 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.