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

0.0041 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles, with Sweden ahead.

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

23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.

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.

Finland vs Sweden: Transport safety indicators — Fatalities

Finland

0.3434 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles

in 2024

Sweden

0.3475 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles

in 2024

Finland rank

23rd

Sweden rank

22nd

Transport safety indicators — Fatalities over time

Finland
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.3475 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles against 0.3434 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles in Finland, a difference of 0.0041 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 23rd and Sweden ranks 22nd of 25 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.15 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles	0.9334 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles	0.2153 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles	Finland
2010s	0.581 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles	0.4868 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles	0.0942 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles	Finland
2020s	0.3965 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles	0.3546 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles	0.0419 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher transport safety indicators — fatalities, Finland or Sweden?: Sweden, at 0.3475 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles against 0.3434 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles in Finland as of 2024.
What is the difference in transport safety indicators — fatalities between Finland and Sweden?: 0.0041 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sweden?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Finland and Sweden rank globally for transport safety indicators — fatalities?: Finland ranks 23rd 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.