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Table 1 Selected background statistics by country

From: Why is road safety in the U.S. not on par with Sweden, the U.K., and the Netherlands? Lessons to be learned

Background statistics

U.S.

Sweden

U.K.

Netherlands

Population, thousand (2010)a

310,384

9.380

62,036

16,613

Area, thousand km2 (2010)a

9,629.1

450.3

255.4

37.4

Population density, inhabitants per km2 (2010)a

32.2

20.8

255.4

444.7

Population age composition (2010)b

 ≤14 years

 15–64 years

 ≥ 65 years

20 %

67 %

13 %

17 %

65 %

18 %

17 %

66 %

17 %

18 %

67 %

15 %

Gross domestic product per capita (PPP), US$ (2010)c

46,805

39,479

35,692

42,230

  1. a[39]
  2. b[15]
  3. c[40]