Japan vs South Korea: Electric car stocks
Japan
720,000 cars
in 2025
South Korea
834,000 cars
in 2025
Japan rank
12th
South Korea rank
9th
Electric car stocks over time
- Japan
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 834,000 cars against 720,000 cars in Japan, a difference of 114,000 cars.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 12th and South Korea ranks 9th of 43 countries.
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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.