Belgium vs Portugal: Injuries — Injuries in road traffic accidents
Injuries — Injuries in road traffic accidents over time
- Belgium
- Portugal
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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About this data
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.