Iceland vs Italy: Injuries — Injuries in road traffic accidents

Iceland
3,539 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants
in 2024
Italy
3,966 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants
in 2024
Iceland rank
9th
Italy rank
7th

Injuries — Injuries in road traffic accidents over time

  • Iceland
  • Italy
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 3,966 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 3,539 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Iceland, a difference of 427 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Italy ahead.

Iceland ranks 9th and Italy ranks 7th of 34 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Italy Difference Ahead
1960s 3,333 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 4,286 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 953 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants Italy
1970s 4,127 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 4,222 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 95.1 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants Italy
1980s 3,256 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 3,878 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 622.06 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants Italy
1990s 5,141 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 4,392 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 748.98 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants Iceland
2000s 4,425 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 5,773 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 1,348 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants Italy
2010s 3,791 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 4,313 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 521.8 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants Italy
2020s 3,236 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 3,571 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 335.6 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher injuries — injuries in road traffic accidents, Iceland or Italy?
Italy, at 3,966 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 3,539 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Iceland as of 2024.
What is the difference in injuries — injuries in road traffic accidents between Iceland and Italy?
427 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Italy?
56 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
How do Iceland and Italy rank globally for injuries — injuries in road traffic accidents?
Iceland ranks 9th and Italy ranks 7th 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.