United Kingdom vs Germany

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

United Kingdom compared with Germany
MetricUnited KingdomGermanyLeader
New cars (latest year)1,950,3412,817,331Germany
Electric vehicle share19.2%13.5%United Kingdom
Cars per 1000 inhabitants491590Germany
Total car fleet32,914,84249,339,166Germany
Cars older than 10 years41.4%42.9%Germany
Avg CO2 of new cars (g/km)–117 g/km–
Road deaths per 100k2.83.3United Kingdom

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

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