Costa Rica vs Iceland: Number of new cars sold, by type

Costa Rica
12,190 cars
in 2025
Iceland
10,200 cars
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
42nd
Iceland rank
44th

Number of new cars sold, by type over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Iceland
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k201220182025

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 12,190 cars against 10,200 cars in Iceland, a difference of 1,990 cars.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Iceland ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 42nd and Iceland ranks 44th of 58 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of new cars sold, by type
Unit
cars
Source
International Energy Agency. Global EV Outlook 2025. – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
58 places, 752 data points, 2010–2025
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Electric cars include fully battery-electric and plug-in hybrids.