Ireland vs Netherlands

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

Ireland compared with Netherlands
MetricIrelandNetherlandsLeader
New cars (latest year)127,372387,578Netherlands
Electric vehicle share18.6%40.2%Netherlands
Cars per 1000 inhabitants475519Netherlands
Total car fleet2,619,0839,415,540Netherlands
Cars older than 10 years29.6%0.0%Ireland
Avg CO2 of new cars (g/km)107 g/km65 g/kmNetherlands
Road deaths per 100k3.23.1Netherlands

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

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