Countries with the Most Car Accidents
United States has the highest Total Accidents of the 51 countries listed in 2024 (1,949,000), followed by Japan (540,000) and Germany (300,143). Iceland ranks last of the 51 listed (770).
Total Accidents, 2024
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Data
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| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 1,949,000 | 5,938 per 1M |
| 2 |  Japan | 540,000 | 5,478 per 1M |
| 3 |  Germany | 300,143 | 3,612 per 1M |
| 4 |  Turkey | 174,896 | 2,118 per 1M |
| 5 |  Italy | 172,183 | 2,883 per 1M |
| 6 |  United Kingdom | 123,212 | 1,847 per 1M |
| 7 |  Canada | 105,791 | 2,814 per 1M |
| 8 |  Spain | 104,080 | 2,208 per 1M |
| 9 |  France | 56,006 | 833 per 1M |
| 10 |  Belgium | 37,699 | 3,983 per 1M |
| 11 |  Portugal | 37,213 | 3,618 per 1M |
| 12 |  Austria | 35,736 | 4,024 per 1M |
| 13 |  Romania | 31,146 | 1,608 per 1M |
| 14 |  Poland | 30,288 | 798 per 1M |
| 15 |  Ukraine | 26,052 | 622 per 1M |
| 16 |  Czechia | 20,806 | 1,950 per 1M |
| 17 |  Netherlands | 19,046 | 1,098 per 1M |
| 18 |  Switzerland | 17,761 | 2,071 per 1M |
| 19 |  Hungary | 16,627 | 1,702 per 1M |
| 20 |  Kazakhstan | 16,614 | 897 per 1M |
| 21 |  Serbia | 14,244 | 2,051 per 1M |
| 22 |  Sweden | 13,684 | 1,331 per 1M |
| 23 |  Israel | 12,670 | 1,399 per 1M |
| 24 |  Greece | 10,712 | 999 per 1M |
| 25 |  Croatia | 9,694 | 2,383 per 1M |
| 26 |  Uzbekistan | 8,092 | 239 per 1M |
| 27 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7,256 | 2,165 per 1M |
| 28 |  Bulgaria | 6,730 | 586 per 1M |
| 29 |  Kyrgyzstan | 6,663 | 1,032 per 1M |
| 30 |  Ireland | 6,575 | 1,333 per 1M |
| 31 |  Slovenia | 6,023 | 2,884 per 1M |
| 32 |  Georgia | 5,839 | 1,570 per 1M |
| 33 |  Slovakia | 5,105 | 936 per 1M |
| 34 |  Armenia | 4,799 | 1,620 per 1M |
| 35 |  Finland | 4,002 | 725 per 1M |
| 36 |  Latvia | 3,729 | 1,948 per 1M |
| 37 |  Norway | 3,580 | 669 per 1M |
| 38 |  Belarus | 3,567 | 511 per 1M |
| 39 |  North Macedonia | 3,233 | 1,557 per 1M |
| 40 |  Lithuania | 2,986 | 1,069 per 1M |
| 41 |  Denmark | 2,808 | 483 per 1M |
| 42 |  Moldova | 2,585 | 971 per 1M |
| 43 |  Montenegro | 1,924 | 3,092 per 1M |
| 44 |  Azerbaijan | 1,870 | 187 per 1M |
| 45 |  Albania | 1,498 | 525 per 1M |
| 46 |  Turkmenistan | 1,435 | 249 per 1M |
| 47 |  Estonia | 1,413 | 1,065 per 1M |
| 48 |  Malta | 1,339 | 2,656 per 1M |
| 49 |  Tajikistan | 1,212 | 131 per 1M |
| 50 |  Luxembourg | 987 | 1,592 per 1M |
| 51 |  Iceland | 770 | 2,136 per 1M |
What correlates with Total Accidents (2024)?
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Quick answers
- Which country has the highest Total Accidents?
- United States has the highest Total Accidents of the 51 countries listed in 2024, at 1,949,000, followed by Japan (540,000) and Germany (300,143).
- Which country ranks last on Total Accidents of those listed?
- Iceland ranks last of the 51 countries listed in 2024, at 770. The list covers 51 of 235 countries.
- Where does the 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.
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