These are the 10 most dangerous countries in the world to drive

The American driver education company “Zutobi” has produced a study on the road safety of the world. Within the variables analyzed, road safety experts have taken into account the number of deaths related to driving under the influence of alcoholthe maximum speed limit, the number of people accustomed to using the seat belt(…).

Spain has a road fatality rate of 3.9 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants | stock photography

What are the most dangerous roads in the world?

According to research, the champion by landslide is South Africa; which has obtained a general score of 3.41 points out of 10. Thus separating itself from Thailand, which is -according to this ranking- the second least safe country to drive, with 4.35 points out of 10. Possibly, what has made the difference for South Africa is the number of alcohol-related traffic deaths, which reaches the brutal figure of 57.5% of deaths on the highway.

In the case of Thailand -however- the figures for deaths related to alcohol consumption remain within the global average. But in other measures, such as the number of deaths per 100,000 inhabitants… the figures are not so normal. In fact, they break the scale with a rate of 32.2 deaths per year.

The third place is occupied by the United Stateswith a general score of 5.03 out of 10. From Zutobi they attribute this high score to their high blood alcohol concentration limit for drivers, it is situated at 0.08%. Which means that the number of deaths caused by alcohol consumption is also quite high, standing at 29% of the total.

A motorbike drives past a banner commemorating the 10th anniversary of the tsunami in southern Thailand. The high death rate on the roads of this country is attributed to the high number of motorcycles in the country | stock photography

According to the investigations of the American company, this is the final ranking of the 10 most dangerous countries to drive:

1. South Africa – 3.41 pts

2. Thailand – 4.35 pts

3. United States – 5.03 pts

4. Argentina – 5.06 points

5. India – 5.48pts

India has increased its rate of deaths from road accidents by 50% in the last year, from more than 15.6 deaths to 22.6 per 100,000 people | Source: AP PHOTO: STR AP

6. Bosnia and Herzegovina – 5.62 pts

7. Croatia – 5.62 pts

8. Malaysia – 5.63 pts

9. Peru – 5, 74 pts

10. Bolivia – 5.74 points

In the image, a llama crosses a road on the Bolivian plateau. Something curious that happens in Bolivia is that it is the country with the lowest speed limit in the world on highways, with 80 km/hour; however, only 3% of Bolivians use a seat belt | Source: EFE/Paolo Aguilar PHOTO: Paul Aguilar

And what are the safest countries to drive?

On the other hand, Zutobi’s analysis also found that the opposite end of the classification is occupied by Norway; which has obtained -according to its scale- 8.20 points. Among other things, this country stands out for the low number of deaths due to traffic accidents, which are in 2.1 deaths per 100 thousand inhabitants. Other countries that can also be considered as “the safest” are: Iceland, Estonia, Japan and Moldova.

According to the data obtained by Zutobi, Spain he deserves the Market Stall number 12 of the safest roads in the world to circulate, obtaining an overall score of 7.07 points.