France vs Ireland: Injuries — Injuries in road traffic accidents
France
972 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants
in 2024
Ireland
1,281 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants
in 2025
France rank
27th
Ireland rank
25th
Injuries — Injuries in road traffic accidents over time
- France
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 1,281 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 972 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants in France, a difference of 309 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.3 times France's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was France ahead.
France ranks 27th and Ireland ranks 25th of 34 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 4 and Ireland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,444 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 2,096 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 3,348 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | France |
| 1970s | 6,612 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 2,738 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 3,873 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | France |
| 1980s | 5,069 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 2,362 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 2,707 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | France |
| 1990s | 3,227 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 3,152 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 74.8 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | France |
| 2000s | 1,946 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 2,272 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 325.9 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | Ireland |
| 2010s | 1,160 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 1,660 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 499.6 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | Ireland |
| 2020s | 964.4 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 1,309 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 344.8 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher injuries — injuries in road traffic accidents, France or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 1,281 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 972 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in injuries — injuries in road traffic accidents between France and Ireland?
- 309 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Ireland?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do France and Ireland rank globally for injuries — injuries in road traffic accidents?
- France ranks 27th and Ireland ranks 25th 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.