World's most dangerous roads: How Australia compares
The road toll is a sad reality of Australian life - but where do we stand compared to the rest of the world?
The federal government compiles an annual survey of 31 OECD countries to rank them based on road deaths per 100,000 people.
The latest data, from 2022, paints an intriguing picture of where the least and most dangerous roads in the developed world can be found.
Continue through the gallery to see where Australia ended up.
31. Norway
2.14 deaths per 100,000 people.
30. Sweden
2.17 deaths per 100,000 people.
29. Iceland
2.39 deaths out of 100,000 people.
This amounted to just nine deaths in 2022, due to Iceland's small population.
28. Japan
2.57 deaths per 100,000 people.
There's a solid case to be made for the Japanese being the safest drivers on the list - despite their comparatively vast population (just over 125 million people), they rank up alongside the Scandinavian countries.
Or it could be Japan's well-funded and far-reaching public transport system, which takes a lot of people off the road.
27. UK
2.61 deaths per 100,000 people.
26. Denmark
2.62 deaths per 100,000 people.
25. Swizerland
2.76 deaths per 100,000 people.
24. Ireland
3.06 deaths per 100,000 people.
23. Germany
3.35 deaths per 100,000 people.
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