What is the difference in transport safety indicators — fatalities between Denmark and Sweden?

0.0334 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles, with Denmark ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?

20 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Transport safety indicators — Fatalities. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Denmark vs Sweden: Transport safety indicators — Fatalities

Denmark

0.3809 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles

in 2021

Sweden

0.3475 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles

in 2024

Denmark rank

21st

Sweden rank

22nd

Transport safety indicators — Fatalities over time

Denmark
Sweden

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 0.3809 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles against 0.3475 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles in Sweden, a difference of 0.0334 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 21st and Sweden ranks 22nd of 25 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.43 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles	0.9334 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles	0.4921 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles	Denmark
2010s	0.6436 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles	0.4868 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles	0.1568 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles	Denmark
2020s	0.4337 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles	0.34 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles	0.0937 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles	Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher transport safety indicators — fatalities, Denmark or Sweden?: Denmark, at 0.3809 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles against 0.3475 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles in Sweden as of 2021.
What is the difference in transport safety indicators — fatalities between Denmark and Sweden?: 0.0334 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2021.
How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for transport safety indicators — fatalities?: Denmark ranks 21st and Sweden ranks 22nd of 25 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Transport safety indicators — Fatalities. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Transport safety indicators — Fatalities
Unit: Per 10 000 road motor vehicles
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence: OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 34 places, 522 data points, 1994–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

The dataset includes performance indicators linked to transport safety.