What is the difference in transport safety indicators — fatalities between Netherlands and Portugal?

0.1877 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles, with Portugal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Portugal?

14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.

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.

Netherlands vs Portugal: Transport safety indicators — Fatalities

Netherlands

0.5477 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles

in 2024

Portugal

0.7354 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles

in 2023

Netherlands rank

5th

Portugal rank

7th

Transport safety indicators — Fatalities over time

Netherlands
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.7354 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles against 0.5477 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles in Netherlands, a difference of 0.1877 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.3 times Netherlands's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Netherlands ranks 5th and Portugal ranks 7th of 7 regions.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Netherlands	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
2010s	0.578 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles	0.9661 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles	0.388 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles	Portugal
2020s	0.5506 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles	0.6907 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles	0.1401 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher transport safety indicators — fatalities, Netherlands or Portugal?: Portugal, at 0.7354 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles against 0.5477 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles in Netherlands as of 2023.
What is the difference in transport safety indicators — fatalities between Netherlands and Portugal?: 0.1877 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Portugal?: 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
How do Netherlands and Portugal rank globally for transport safety indicators — fatalities?: Netherlands ranks 5th and Portugal ranks 7th of 7 regions.
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.