Iceland vs Japan: Injuries — Injuries in road traffic accidents
Iceland
3,539 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants
in 2024
Japan
2,732 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants
in 2025
Iceland rank
9th
Japan rank
12th
Injuries — Injuries in road traffic accidents over time
- Iceland
- Japan
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 3,539 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 2,732 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Japan, a difference of 807 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.3 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Japan ahead.
Iceland ranks 9th and Japan ranks 12th of 34 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,333 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 7,343 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 4,010 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | Japan |
| 1970s | 4,127 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 6,636 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 2,510 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | Japan |
| 1980s | 3,256 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 5,651 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 2,395 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | Japan |
| 1990s | 5,141 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 7,119 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 1,977 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | Japan |
| 2000s | 4,425 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 8,500 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 4,074 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | Japan |
| 2010s | 3,791 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 5,441 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 1,650 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | Japan |
| 2020s | 3,236 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 2,878 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 357.54 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher injuries — injuries in road traffic accidents, Iceland or Japan?
- Iceland, at 3,539 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 2,732 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in injuries — injuries in road traffic accidents between Iceland and Japan?
- 807 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Japan?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Japan rank globally for injuries — injuries in road traffic accidents?
- Iceland ranks 9th and Japan ranks 12th 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.