Belgium vs Ireland

How do car markets in Belgium and Ireland compare? Below are new registrations, electric vehicle share, fleet size and age, and CO2 emissions side by side, from Eurostat.

Belgium compared with Ireland
MetricBelgiumIrelandLeader
New cars (latest year)422,041127,372Belgium
Electric vehicle share34.1%18.6%Belgium
Cars per 1000 inhabitants513475Belgium
Total car fleet6,136,0342,619,083Belgium
Cars older than 10 years36.4%29.6%Belgium
Avg CO2 of new cars (g/km)79 g/km107 g/kmBelgium
Road deaths per 100k43.2Ireland

For CO2 and road deaths, lower is better. See full detail for Belgium and Ireland.

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