Austria vs Switzerland: Number of fully battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars sold

Austria
29,000 cars
in 2025
Switzerland
26,000 cars
in 2025
Austria rank
20th
Switzerland rank
21st

Number of fully battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars sold over time

  • Austria
  • Switzerland
010.0k20.0k30.0k201120182025

How they compare

Austria currently reports 29,000 cars against 26,000 cars in Switzerland, a difference of 3,000 cars.

That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.

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

Austria ranks 20th and Switzerland ranks 21st of 54 countries.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Switzerland Difference Ahead
2010s 1,700 cars 3,500 cars 1,800 cars Switzerland
2020s 16,433 cars 20,833 cars 4,400 cars Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of fully battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars sold, Austria or Switzerland?
Austria, at 29,000 cars against 26,000 cars in Switzerland as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of fully battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars sold between Austria and Switzerland?
3,000 cars, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Switzerland?
11 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2025.
How do Austria and Switzerland rank globally for number of fully battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars sold?
Austria ranks 20th and Switzerland ranks 21st of 54 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Energy Agency. Global EV Outlook 2025. – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of fully battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars sold. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of fully battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars sold
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
54 places, 638 data points, 2010–2025
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New fully battery-electric and plug-in hybrid sales each year.