France vs United Kingdom

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

France compared with United Kingdom
MetricFranceUnited KingdomLeader
New cars (latest year)1,781,5801,950,341United Kingdom
Electric vehicle share16.6%19.2%United Kingdom
Cars per 1000 inhabitants577491France
Total car fleet39,738,93332,914,842France
Cars older than 10 years52.5%41.4%France
Avg CO2 of new cars (g/km)94 g/km––
Road deaths per 100k4.62.8United Kingdom

For CO2 and road deaths, lower is better. See full detail for France and United Kingdom.

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