Germany vs United Kingdom

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

Germany compared with United Kingdom
MetricGermanyUnited KingdomLeader
New cars (latest year)2,817,3311,950,341Germany
Electric vehicle share13.5%19.2%United Kingdom
Cars per 1000 inhabitants590491Germany
Total car fleet49,339,16632,914,842Germany
Cars older than 10 years42.9%41.4%Germany
Avg CO2 of new cars (g/km)117 g/km––
Road deaths per 100k3.32.8United Kingdom

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

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