5 Countries with Most Car Accidents per Capita

4. Portugal

Number of Car Accidents Per Capita (As of 2024): 0.00364

Portugal has a road network of 16,500 kilometers, and its road infrastructure is considered to be the second best in the world by the World Economic Forum. The roads are all generally well-maintained. One of the most common causes of car accidents and deaths caused by them in Portugal is speeding. 

As of 2024, the country has a population of 10,231,870 and a per capita car accident number of 0.00364. With 37,213  car accidents reported every year, Portugal stands at #11 in the list of countries with the most car accidents and #4 in the list of countries with the most car accidents per capita. 689 people in Portugal lose their lives to these accidents every year. According to WHO, in 2020, 838 people died in road traffic accidents in the country.