Country rankings
Countries with the Most Car Accidents
United States has the highest Total Accidents in 2024 (1,949,000), followed by Japan (540,000) and Germany (300,143). Iceland has the lowest (770).
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Median
8,092
Middle half 3.4K – 30.7K
Average
77,869
51 countries
Lowest (best)
770
Iceland
Highest (worst)
1,949,000
United States
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Data
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51 countries · # = rank by Total Accidents
| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Iceland | 770 | 2,136 per 1M |
| 2 |  Luxembourg | 987 | 1,592 per 1M |
| 3 |  Tajikistan | 1,212 | 131 per 1M |
| 4 |  Malta | 1,339 | 2,656 per 1M |
| 5 |  Estonia | 1,413 | 1,065 per 1M |
| 6 |  Turkmenistan | 1,435 | 249 per 1M |
| 7 |  Albania | 1,498 | 525 per 1M |
| 8 |  Azerbaijan | 1,870 | 187 per 1M |
| 9 |  Montenegro | 1,924 | 3,092 per 1M |
| 10 |  Moldova | 2,585 | 971 per 1M |
| 11 |  Denmark | 2,808 | 483 per 1M |
| 12 |  Lithuania | 2,986 | 1,069 per 1M |
| 13 |  North Macedonia | 3,233 | 1,557 per 1M |
| 14 |  Belarus | 3,567 | 511 per 1M |
| 15 |  Norway | 3,580 | 669 per 1M |
| 16 |  Latvia | 3,729 | 1,948 per 1M |
| 17 |  Finland | 4,002 | 725 per 1M |
| 18 |  Armenia | 4,799 | 1,620 per 1M |
| 19 |  Slovakia | 5,105 | 936 per 1M |
| 20 |  Georgia | 5,839 | 1,570 per 1M |
| 21 |  Slovenia | 6,023 | 2,884 per 1M |
| 22 |  Ireland | 6,575 | 1,333 per 1M |
| 23 |  Kyrgyzstan | 6,663 | 1,032 per 1M |
| 24 |  Bulgaria | 6,730 | 586 per 1M |
| 25 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7,256 | 2,165 per 1M |
| 26 |  Uzbekistan | 8,092 | 239 per 1M |
| 27 |  Croatia | 9,694 | 2,383 per 1M |
| 28 |  Greece | 10,712 | 999 per 1M |
| 29 |  Israel | 12,670 | 1,399 per 1M |
| 30 |  Sweden | 13,684 | 1,331 per 1M |
| 31 |  Serbia | 14,244 | 2,051 per 1M |
| 32 |  Kazakhstan | 16,614 | 897 per 1M |
| 33 |  Hungary | 16,627 | 1,702 per 1M |
| 34 |  Switzerland | 17,761 | 2,071 per 1M |
| 35 |  Netherlands | 19,046 | 1,098 per 1M |
| 36 |  Czechia | 20,806 | 1,950 per 1M |
| 37 |  Ukraine | 26,052 | 622 per 1M |
| 38 |  Poland | 30,288 | 798 per 1M |
| 39 |  Romania | 31,146 | 1,608 per 1M |
| 40 |  Austria | 35,736 | 4,024 per 1M |
| 41 |  Portugal | 37,213 | 3,618 per 1M |
| 42 |  Belgium | 37,699 | 3,983 per 1M |
| 43 |  France | 56,006 | 833 per 1M |
| 44 |  Spain | 104,080 | 2,208 per 1M |
| 45 |  Canada | 105,791 | 2,814 per 1M |
| 46 |  United Kingdom | 123,212 | 1,847 per 1M |
| 47 |  Italy | 172,183 | 2,883 per 1M |
| 48 |  Turkey | 174,896 | 2,118 per 1M |
| 49 |  Germany | 300,143 | 3,612 per 1M |
| 50 |  Japan | 540,000 | 5,478 per 1M |
| 51 |  United States | 1,949,000 | 5,938 per 1M |
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Quick answers
- Which country has the highest Total Accidents?
- United States has the highest Total Accidents in 2024, at 1,949,000, followed by Japan (540,000) and Germany (300,143).
- Which country has the lowest Total Accidents?
- Iceland has the lowest Total Accidents in 2024, at 770.
- What is the median Total Accidents across countries?
- The median is 8,092 across the 51 countries with data in 2024.
- Where does this countries with the most car accidents data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Statistics of Road Traffic Accidents in Europe and North America - United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE); These Are The Countries With the Most Car Accidents, 2024 - CEOWorld.