List of countries by vehicles per capita
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This article is a list of countries by the number of motor vehicles per 1000 people. All figures include automobile
s, SUVs, van
s, and commercial vehicle
s; and exclude motorcycle
s and other motorized two-wheelers.
Automobile
An automobile, autocar, motor car or car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor...
s, SUVs, van
Van
A van is a kind of vehicle used for transporting goods or groups of people.In British English usage, it can be either specially designed or based on a saloon or sedan car, the latter type often including derivatives with open backs...
s, and commercial vehicle
Commercial vehicle
A commercial vehicle is a type of motor vehicle that may be used for transporting goods or passengers. The European Union defines "commercial motor vehicle" as any motorised road vehicle, which by its type of construction and equipment is designed for, and capable of transporting, whether for...
s; and exclude motorcycle
Motorcycle
A motorcycle is a single-track, two-wheeled motor vehicle. Motorcycles vary considerably depending on the task for which they are designed, such as long distance travel, navigating congested urban traffic, cruising, sport and racing, or off-road conditions.Motorcycles are one of the most...
s and other motorized two-wheelers.
| Rank | Country | Motor Vehicles per 1000 people |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Monaco |
863 | 2008 |
| 2 |  United States |
828 | 2009 |
| 3 |  Liechtenstein |
796 | 2008 |
| 4 |  Luxembourg |
749 | 2008 |
| 5 |  New Zealand |
733 | 2008 |
| 6 |  Australia |
730 | January 2011 |
| 7 |  Iceland |
724 | 2005 |
| 7 |  Qatar |
724 | 2007 |
| 8 |  Brunei |
696 | 2007 |
| 9 |  Italy |
690 | 2010 |
| 5 |  Malta |
743 | 2011 http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20111024/local/310-409-cars-on-malta-s-roads.390559 |
| 11 |  Cyprus |
659 | 2008 |
| 12 |  Canada |
620 | 2009 |
| 13 |  Spain |
608 | 2008 |
| 14 |  Japan |
593 | 2008 |
| 15 |  Finland |
591 | 2008 |
| 16 |  Early Modern France |
575 | 2007 |
| 17 |  Norway |
574 | 2008 |
| 18 |  Slovenia |
562 | 2008 |
| 18 |  Switzerland |
562 | 2008 |
| 19 |  Austria |
561 | 2008 |
| 20 |  Belgium |
558 | 2008 |
| 21 |  Denmark |
549 | 2006 |
| 22 |  Republic of Ireland |
542 | 2006 |
| 23 |  Lithuania |
541 | 2008 |
| 24 |  Germany |
534 | 2008 |
| 25 |  United Kingdom |
525 | 2008 |
| 26 |  Netherlands |
523 | 2008 |
| 27 |  Sweden |
522 | 2008 |
| 28 |  Bahrain |
509 | 2008 |
| 28 |  Portugal |
509 | 2008 |
| 29 |  Kuwait |
507 | 2007 |
| 30 |  Poland |
493 | 2008 |
| 31 |  Czech Republic |
485 | 2008 |
| 32 |  Estonia |
474 | 2008 |
| 33 |  Latvia |
468 | 2008 |
| 34 |  Greece |
451 | 2008 |
| 35 |  Lebanon |
434 | |
| 36 |  Independent State of Croatia |
388 | 2008 |
| 37 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
351 | 2007 |
| 38 |  Kingdom of Bulgaria |
349 | 2008 |
| 39 |  South Korea |
346 | 2008 |
| 40 |  Saudi Arabia |
336 | |
| 40 |  Slovakia |
336 | 2008 |
| 41 |  Malaysia |
334 | 2008 |
| 42 |  Argentina |
314 | 2007 |
| 43 |  Israel |
313 | 2008 |
| 43 |  United Arab Emirates |
313 | 2007 |
| 44 |  Antigua and Barbuda |
302 | |
| 45 |  Hungary |
301 | 2009 |
| 46 |  Republic of China |
297 | 2010 |
| 47 |  Libya |
291 | 2007 |
| 48 |  Belarus |
282 | 2007 |
| 49 |  Mexico |
264 | 2008 |
| 50 |  Russia |
263 | 2011 |
| 51 |  Brazil |
249 | July 2011 |
| 52 |  Serbia |
227 | 2008 |
| 53 |  Oman |
225 | 2007 |
| 54 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis |
223 | |
| 55 |  Kingdom of Romania |
219 | 2008 |
| 56 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
204 | 2008 |
| 57 |  Kazakhstan |
197 | 2008 |
| 58 | United Arab Emirates |
193 | |
| 59 |  Barbados |
188 | |
| 59 |  Jamaica |
188 | 2006 |
| 60 |  Belize |
178 | 2007 |
| 61 |  Fiji |
175 | 2008 |
| 61 |  Iran |
175 | 2010 |
| 62 |  Tonga |
174 | |
| 62 |  Uruguay |
174 | |
| 63 |  Seychelles |
173 | 2007 |
| 64 |  Chile |
172 | 2008 |
| 64 |  Suriname |
172 | |
| 65 |  Saint Lucia |
166 | |
| 66 |  Thailand |
165 | July 2011 |
| 67 |  Costa Rica |
163 | 2008 |
| 67 |  Dominica |
163 | |
| 68 |  Mauritius |
159 | 2008 |
| 68 |  South Africa |
159 | 2007 |
| 69 |  Singapore |
158 | |
| 70 |  Republic of Macedonia |
157 | |
| 71 |  Nauru |
156 | |
| 72 |  Algeria |
154 | 2010 |
| 73 |  Venezuela |
147 | 2007 |
| 74 |  Jordan |
146 | |
| 75 |  Kiribati |
144 | 2007 |
| 76 |  Ukraine |
140 | 2007 |
| 77 |  Moldova |
139 | 2008 |
| 78 |  Turkey |
138 | 2008 |
| 79 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
135 | 2008 |
| 80 |  Dominican Republic |
123 | 2007 |
| 81 |  Panama |
120 | 2008 |
| 82 |  Guatemala |
117 | 2007 |
| 83 |  Georgia (country) |
116 | 2007 |
| 84 |  Albania |
114 | 2008 |
| 84 |  Tunisia |
114 | 2008 |
| 85 |  Botswana |
113 | 2007 |
| 86 |  Namibia |
109 | 2007 |
| 87 |  Turkmenistan |
106 | 2008 |
| 87 |  Zimbabwe |
106 | 2007 |
| 88 |  Armenia |
105 | 2007 |
| 89 |  Honduras |
97 | 2007 |
| 90 |  Guyana |
95 | 2008 |
| 91 |  Cape Verde |
94 | 2007 |
| 92 |  Azerbaijan |
89 | 2007 |
| 92 |  Swaziland |
89 | 2007 |
| 93 |  El Salvador |
84 | 2007 |
| 94 |  The Bahamas |
82 | 2007 |
| 94 |  Paraguay |
82 | 2007 |
| 95 |  Indonesia |
77 | 2008 |
| 96 |  Tanzania |
73 | 2007 |
| 97 |  Mongolia |
72 | 2008 |
| 98 |  Morocco |
71 | 2007 |
| 99 |  Bolivia |
68 | 2007 |
| 100 |  Ecuador |
63 | 2007 |
| 101 |  Syria |
62 | 2008 |
| 102 |  Sri Lanka |
61 | 2008 |
| 103 |  Kyrgyzstan |
59 | 2007 |
| 104 |  Colombia |
58 | 2008 |
| 105 |  Nicaragua |
57 | 2007 |
| 106 |  Peru |
55 | 2007 |
| 107 |  Vanuatu |
54 | |
| 108 |  Iraq |
50 | |
| 109 |  Bhutan |
47 | 2008 |
| 110 |  Egypt |
43 | 2008 |
| 111 |  Samoa |
41 | |
| 112 |  Angola |
40 | 2007 |
| 113 |  Palestinian territories |
39 | 2008 |
| 114 |  Cuba |
38 | 2008 |
| 114 |  Tajikistan |
38 | 2007 |
| 115 |  Mainland China |
37 | 2008 |
| 116 | 36 | 2007 | |
| 117 |  Yemen |
35 | 2007 |
| 118 |  Comoros |
33 | 2007 |
| 118 |  Ghana |
33 | 2007 |
| 118 |  Guinea-Bissau |
33 | 2008 |
| 118 |  Philippines |
33 | 2007 |
| 119 |  Nigeria |
31 | 2007 |
| 120 |  Djibouti |
28 | |
| 120 |  Sudan |
28 | 2007 |
| 121 |  Afghanistan |
27 | 2008 |
| 121 |  Madagascar |
27 | 2008 |
| 122 |  Republic of the Congo |
26 | 2007 |
| 123 |  Maldives |
23 | 2008 |
| 123 |  Senegal |
23 | 2008 |
| 124 |  Benin |
21 | 2007 |
| 124 |  Kenya |
21 | 2007 |
| 124 |  Laos |
21 | 2007 |
| 125 |  Côte d'Ivoire |
20 | 2007 |
| 126 |  Zambia |
18 | 2007 |
| 127 |  India |
15 | 2006 |
| 128 |  Liberia |
13 | |
| 128 |  Mozambique |
13 | 2008 |
| 128 |  Papua New Guinea |
13 | |
| 128 |  Vietnam |
13 | 2007 |
| 129 |  Haiti |
12 | |
| 130 |  Burkina Faso |
11 | 2008 |
| 130 |  Eritrea |
11 | 2007 |
| 130 |  Pakistan |
11 | 2008 |
| 130 |  Sierra Leone |
11 | |
| 131 |  Malawi |
9 | 2007 |
| 131 |  Mali |
9 | 2007 |
| 131 |  Nepal |
9 | |
| 132 |  Cameroon |
8 | |
| 133 |  The Gambia |
7 | 2007 |
| 133 |  Myanmar |
7 | 2008 |
| 133 |  Uganda |
7 | 2008 |
| 134 |  Burundi |
6 | 2007 |
| 134 |  Chad |
6 | 2006 |
| 135 |  Democratic Republic of the Congo |
5 | 2007 |
| 135 |  Guinea |
5 | |
| 135 |  Mauritania |
5 | |
| 136 |  Central African Republic |
4 | |
| 136 |  Niger |
4 | |
| 136 |  Rwanda |
4 | 2008 |
| 137 |  Ethiopia |
3 | 2007 |
| 137 | Liberia |
3 | 2007 |
| 137 |  Somalia |
3 | |
| 138 |  Bangladesh |
2 | |
| 138 |  São Tomé and Príncipe |
2 | 2007 |
| 138 |  Togo |
2 | 2007 |
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