What is the difference in road motor vehicle traffic between Italy and Sweden?

25,694 Vehicle-kilometres, with Italy ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sweden?

30 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.

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.

Italy vs Sweden: Road motor vehicle traffic

Italy

86,737 Vehicle-kilometres

in 2023

Sweden

61,043 Vehicle-kilometres

in 2025

Italy rank

10th

Sweden rank

13th

Road motor vehicle traffic over time

Italy
Sweden

How they compare

Italy currently reports 86,737 Vehicle-kilometres against 61,043 Vehicle-kilometres in Sweden, a difference of 25,694 Vehicle-kilometres.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.4 times Sweden's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 10th and Sweden ranks 13th of 29 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1990s	62,679 Vehicle-kilometres	44,477 Vehicle-kilometres	18,202 Vehicle-kilometres	Italy
2000s	78,545 Vehicle-kilometres	50,367 Vehicle-kilometres	28,178 Vehicle-kilometres	Italy
2010s	80,767 Vehicle-kilometres	55,245 Vehicle-kilometres	25,522 Vehicle-kilometres	Italy
2020s	76,797 Vehicle-kilometres	56,226 Vehicle-kilometres	20,571 Vehicle-kilometres	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher road motor vehicle traffic, Italy or Sweden?: Italy, at 86,737 Vehicle-kilometres against 61,043 Vehicle-kilometres in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in road motor vehicle traffic between Italy and Sweden?: 25,694 Vehicle-kilometres, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sweden?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
How do Italy and Sweden rank globally for road motor vehicle traffic?: Italy ranks 10th and Sweden ranks 13th 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.