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

0.0362 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles, with Switzerland ahead.

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

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.

Sweden vs Switzerland: Transport safety indicators — Fatalities

Sweden

0.3475 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles

in 2024

Switzerland

0.3837 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles

in 2024

Sweden rank

22nd

Switzerland rank

20th

Transport safety indicators — Fatalities over time

Sweden
Switzerland

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.3837 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles against 0.3475 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles in Sweden, a difference of 0.0362 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles.

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

The two have swapped places 11 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Sweden ahead.

Sweden ranks 22nd and Switzerland ranks 20th of 25 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sweden	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.9334 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles	0.8639 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles	0.0695 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles	Sweden
2010s	0.4868 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles	0.4621 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles	0.0247 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles	Sweden
2020s	0.3546 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles	0.3622 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles	0.0076 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher transport safety indicators — fatalities, Sweden or Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 0.3837 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles against 0.3475 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in transport safety indicators — fatalities between Sweden and Switzerland?: 0.0362 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for transport safety indicators — fatalities?: Sweden ranks 22nd and Switzerland ranks 20th 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.