Head-to-Head · 2026
Thailand vs Vietnam: Road Safety
Vietnam wins — its roads are 1.4x safer per capita (17.7 vs 25.4 deaths per 100,000, WHO-estimated). The full picture below: absolute tolls, two-decade trends and what to dial in an emergency.
| Thailand | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|
| Deaths per 100,000 (WHO est.) | 25.4 | 17.7 |
| Est. deaths per year | 18,237 | 17,505 |
| Est. 2026 so far | 14,205 | 13,635 |
| Population | 71,800,000 | 98,900,000 |
| Rate change since 2000 | -15.2% | +20.7% |
| Emergency number | 191 (police) / 1669 (ambulance) | 113 (police) / 115 (ambulance) |
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Is Thailand or Vietnam safer for driving?
Vietnam — its WHO-estimated death rate of 17.7 per 100,000 people is 1.4x lower than Thailand's 25.4. Absolute tolls differ with population: Thailand loses an estimated 18,237 people per year, Vietnam 17,505.
Why compare per 100,000 instead of total deaths?
Total deaths mostly measure population size. Deaths per 100,000 people measures actual risk to an individual road user, which is what matters when comparing two countries — and what the WHO uses for exactly this reason.