Ireland vs Switzerland

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

Ireland compared with Switzerland
MetricIrelandSwitzerlandLeader
New cars (latest year)127,372237,382Switzerland
Electric vehicle share18.6%22.3%Switzerland
Cars per 1000 inhabitants475543Switzerland
Total car fleet2,619,0834,954,884Switzerland
Cars older than 10 years29.6%45.7%Switzerland
Avg CO2 of new cars (g/km)107 g/kmโ€“โ€“
Road deaths per 100k3.22.8Switzerland

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 Ireland and Switzerland.

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