5 Countries with Most Car Accidents per Capita

2. Japan

Number of Car Accidents Per Capita (As of 2024): 0.00439

Japan is a world leader in many domains, but unfortunately, it also takes the lead in the number of car accidents per capita (and overall) in the world. With  0.00439 for the former and 540,000 for the latter, Japan stands at #2 in both domains — number of car accidents per capita and the total number of car accidents by country. 600,000 people suffer from injuries and 4,700 lose their lives to these accidents every year.

Japan has a total population of 122,856,256, and also one of the world’s best traffic safety records. However, it still has such a significant number of accidents because, as reported by the National Police Agency, traffic deaths are mainly caused by elderly drivers and male smokers. Other leading causes of road accidents by cars in the country include drunk driving and driver errors.