Belgium vs Portugal: Injuries — Injuries in road traffic accidents

Belgium
3,712 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants
in 2024
Portugal
4,289 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants
in 2023
Belgium rank
8th
Portugal rank
5th

Injuries — Injuries in road traffic accidents over time

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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 4,289 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 3,712 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Belgium, a difference of 577 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 8th and Portugal ranks 5th of 34 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 5 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 9,324 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 3,649 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 5,674 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants Belgium
1980s 8,169 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 4,772 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 3,398 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants Belgium
1990s 7,354 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 6,684 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 669.8 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants Belgium
2000s 6,183 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 4,900 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 1,283 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants Belgium
2010s 4,727 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 4,122 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 605.09 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants Belgium
2020s 3,638 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 3,815 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 176.85 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher injuries — injuries in road traffic accidents, Belgium or Portugal?
Portugal, at 4,289 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 3,712 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in injuries — injuries in road traffic accidents between Belgium and Portugal?
577 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Portugal?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Portugal rank globally for injuries — injuries in road traffic accidents?
Belgium ranks 8th and Portugal ranks 5th of 34 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Injuries — Injuries in road traffic accidents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Injuries — Injuries in road traffic accidents
Unit
Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
44 places, 2,206 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset presents time series on injuries in road traffic accidents (number of people injured in road traffic accidents per million population.) Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.