What is the difference in road motor vehicle traffic between Australia and United Kingdom?

287,116 Vehicle-kilometres, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United Kingdom?

23 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Road motor vehicle traffic. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs United Kingdom: Road motor vehicle traffic

Australia

264,184 Vehicle-kilometres

in 2025

United Kingdom

551,300 Vehicle-kilometres

in 2025

Australia rank

6th

United Kingdom rank

5th

Road motor vehicle traffic over time

Australia
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 551,300 Vehicle-kilometres against 264,184 Vehicle-kilometres in Australia, a difference of 287,116 Vehicle-kilometres.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 2.1 times Australia's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 6th and United Kingdom ranks 5th of 29 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
2000s	219,985 Vehicle-kilometres	500,771 Vehicle-kilometres	280,786 Vehicle-kilometres	United Kingdom
2010s	245,871 Vehicle-kilometres	514,644 Vehicle-kilometres	268,773 Vehicle-kilometres	United Kingdom
2020s	250,956 Vehicle-kilometres	508,733 Vehicle-kilometres	257,777 Vehicle-kilometres	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher road motor vehicle traffic, Australia or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 551,300 Vehicle-kilometres against 264,184 Vehicle-kilometres in Australia as of 2025.
What is the difference in road motor vehicle traffic between Australia and United Kingdom?: 287,116 Vehicle-kilometres, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United Kingdom?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2025.
How do Australia and United Kingdom rank globally for road motor vehicle traffic?: Australia ranks 6th and United Kingdom ranks 5th of 29 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Road motor vehicle traffic. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Road motor vehicle traffic
Unit: Vehicle-kilometres
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence: OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 38 places, 905 data points, 1994–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Movement of road motor vehicles on a given road network.