Chile vs Costa Rica: Electric car stocks
Chile
20,000 cars
in 2025
Costa Rica
34,700 cars
in 2025
Chile rank
40th
Costa Rica rank
39th
Electric car stocks over time
- Chile
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 34,700 cars against 20,000 cars in Chile, a difference of 14,700 cars.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.7 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 40th and Costa Rica ranks 39th of 43 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 292 cars | 305.4 cars | 13.4 cars | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 7,025 cars | 13,138 cars | 6,113 cars | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electric car stocks, Chile or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 34,700 cars against 20,000 cars in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electric car stocks between Chile and Costa Rica?
- 14,700 cars, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Costa Rica?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Costa Rica rank globally for electric car stocks?
- Chile ranks 40th and Costa Rica ranks 39th of 43 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Energy Agency. Global EV Outlook 2025. – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electric car stocks. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Car stocks represent the number of cars that are in use. It is the balance of cumulative sales over time and the number of cars that have been retired or taken off the road. Electric cars include fully battery-electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids.