Netherlands vs Portugal: Injuries — Injuries in road traffic accidents

Netherlands
1,453 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants
in 2023
Portugal
4,289 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants
in 2023
Netherlands rank
4th
Portugal rank
5th

Injuries — Injuries in road traffic accidents over time

  • Netherlands
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 4,289 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 1,453 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Netherlands, a difference of 2,836 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants.

That makes Portugal's figure about 3.0 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 4th and Portugal ranks 5th of 7 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 4,819 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 3,649 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 1,169 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants Netherlands
1980s 3,534 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 4,772 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 1,237 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants Portugal
1990s 3,220 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 6,699 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 3,479 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants Portugal
2000s 2,104 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 4,900 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 2,797 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants Portugal
2010s 896 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 4,122 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 3,226 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants Portugal
2020s 1,267 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 3,815 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 2,548 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, Netherlands or Portugal?
Portugal, at 4,289 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 1,453 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Netherlands as of 2023.
What is the difference in injuries — injuries in road traffic accidents between Netherlands and Portugal?
2,836 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Portugal?
53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Netherlands and Portugal rank globally for injuries — injuries in road traffic accidents?
Netherlands ranks 4th and Portugal ranks 5th of 7 groups.
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.