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

0.1963 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles, with Portugal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Poland 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.

Poland vs Portugal: Transport safety indicators — Fatalities

Poland

0.5391 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles

in 2023

Portugal

0.7354 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles

in 2023

Poland rank

6th

Portugal rank

7th

Transport safety indicators — Fatalities over time

Poland
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.7354 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles against 0.5391 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles in Poland, a difference of 0.1963 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.4 times Poland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Poland ahead.

Poland ranks 6th and Portugal ranks 7th of 7 groups.

Across the 2 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Poland	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
2010s	1.26 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles	0.9661 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles	0.2967 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles	Poland
2020s	0.635 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles	0.6907 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles	0.0557 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, Poland or Portugal?: Portugal, at 0.7354 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles against 0.5391 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles in Poland as of 2023.
What is the difference in transport safety indicators — fatalities between Poland and Portugal?: 0.1963 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Portugal?: 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
How do Poland and Portugal rank globally for transport safety indicators — fatalities?: Poland ranks 6th and Portugal ranks 7th of 7 groups.
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.