Bulgaria vs Romania

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

Bulgaria compared with Romania
MetricBulgariaRomaniaLeader
New cars (latest year)49,182156,800Romania
Electric vehicle share4.9%5.6%Romania
Cars per 1000 inhabitants507461Bulgaria
Total car fleet3,254,3258,774,808Romania
Cars older than 10 yearsโ€“80.3%โ€“
Avg CO2 of new cars (g/km)131 g/km121 g/kmRomania
Road deaths per 100k7.47.8Bulgaria

A dash means Eurostat does not publish that figure for the country in question, so the row cannot be compared. It is not a zero.

For CO2 and road deaths, lower is better. See full detail for Bulgaria and Romania.

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