South Korea vs Netherlands: Number of new cars sold, by type

South Korea
217,000 cars
in 2025
Netherlands
228,000 cars
in 2025
South Korea rank
9th
Netherlands rank
8th

Number of new cars sold, by type over time

  • South Korea
  • Netherlands
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k201020172025

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 228,000 cars against 217,000 cars in South Korea, a difference of 11,000 cars.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Netherlands ahead.

South Korea ranks 9th and Netherlands ranks 8th 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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