Car Statistics

Safest countries to drive in Europe

Norway has the safest roads in Europe, with just 1.6 road deaths per 100,000 inhabitants (2024). The ranking below covers 34 countries, from safest to most dangerous.

Safest roads
Norway
1.6 per 100k
Countries ranked
34
Data year
2024

15 safest countries (deaths per 100,000)

Road deaths per 100,000 inhabitants by country (2024)
Norway1.6
Sweden2
Malta2.1
Denmark2.4
Luxembourg2.7
United Kingdom2.8
Switzerland2.8
Netherlands3.1
Finland3.2
Ireland3.2
Slovenia3.2
Germany3.3
Iceland3.4
Spain3.7
Austria3.8

Full ranking

Road deaths per 100,000 by country
#CountryDeaths per 100kTotal deathsYear
1Norway1.6872024
2Sweden22132024
3Malta2.1122024
4Denmark2.41452024
5Luxembourg2.7182024
6United Kingdom2.81,8392018
7Switzerland2.82502024
8Netherlands3.15662024
9Finland3.21812024
10Ireland3.21712024
11Slovenia3.2682024
12Germany3.32,7702024
13Iceland3.4132024
14Spain3.71,7852024
15Austria3.83512024
16Belgium44702024
17Cyprus4.2412024
18Lithuania4.31242024
19Czechia4.54942024
20France4.63,1812024
21Slovakia4.82622024
22Estonia5692024
23Italy5.13,0302024
24Hungary5.24972024
25Poland5.21,8962024
26Portugal5.56182024
27Latvia61122024
28Croatia6.22392024
29Greece6.46642024
30Bulgaria7.44782024
31Liechtenstein7.432024
32Serbia7.85142024
33Romania7.81,4782024
34Montenegro12752024