United Kingdom vs Iceland

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

United Kingdom compared with Iceland
MetricUnited KingdomIcelandLeader
New cars (latest year)1,950,34110,233United Kingdom
Electric vehicle share19.2%26.0%Iceland
Cars per 1000 inhabitants491639Iceland
Total car fleet32,914,842249,032United Kingdom
Cars older than 10 years41.4%50.9%Iceland
Avg CO2 of new cars (g/km)–93 g/km–
Road deaths per 100k2.83.4United Kingdom

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

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