Japan vs Sweden: Electric car stocks
Japan
720,000 cars
in 2025
Sweden
800,000 cars
in 2025
Japan rank
12th
Sweden rank
10th
Electric car stocks over time
- Japan
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 800,000 cars against 720,000 cars in Japan, a difference of 80,000 cars.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 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 Sweden ranks 10th of 43 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 121,752 cars | 25,823 cars | 95,928 cars | Japan |
| 2020s | 488,333 cars | 491,000 cars | 2,667 cars | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electric car stocks, Japan or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 800,000 cars against 720,000 cars in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electric car stocks between Japan and Sweden?
- 80,000 cars, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sweden?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Sweden rank globally for electric car stocks?
- Japan ranks 12th and Sweden ranks 10th 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.