Italy vs Sweden: Number of fully battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars sold
Italy
98,000 cars
in 2025
Sweden
73,000 cars
in 2025
Italy rank
8th
Sweden rank
9th
Number of fully battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars sold over time
- Italy
- Sweden
How they compare
Italy currently reports 98,000 cars against 73,000 cars in Sweden, a difference of 25,000 cars.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.3 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Sweden ahead.
Italy ranks 8th and Sweden ranks 9th of 54 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,380 cars | 11,886 cars | 9,506 cars | Sweden |
| 2020s | 63,833 cars | 68,000 cars | 4,167 cars | Sweden |
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, Italy or Sweden?
- Italy, at 98,000 cars against 73,000 cars in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of fully battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars sold between Italy and Sweden?
- 25,000 cars, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sweden?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Sweden rank globally for number of fully battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars sold?
- Italy ranks 8th and Sweden ranks 9th 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
New fully battery-electric and plug-in hybrid sales each year.