What is the difference in road motor vehicle traffic between Japan and Latvia?

677,929 Vehicle-kilometres, with Japan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Latvia?

29 years are reported by both, from 1997 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.

Japan vs Latvia: Road motor vehicle traffic

Japan

679,171 Vehicle-kilometres

in 2025

Latvia

1,242 Vehicle-kilometres

in 2025

Japan rank

4th

Latvia rank

6th

Road motor vehicle traffic over time

Japan
Latvia

How they compare

Japan currently reports 679,171 Vehicle-kilometres against 1,242 Vehicle-kilometres in Latvia, a difference of 677,929 Vehicle-kilometres.

That makes Japan's figure about 546.8 times Latvia's.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 4th and Latvia ranks 6th of 29 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Latvia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	938,916 Vehicle-kilometres	612.33 Vehicle-kilometres	938,304 Vehicle-kilometres	Japan
2000s	943,957 Vehicle-kilometres	953.5 Vehicle-kilometres	943,003 Vehicle-kilometres	Japan
2010s	739,433 Vehicle-kilometres	1,083 Vehicle-kilometres	738,350 Vehicle-kilometres	Japan
2020s	679,364 Vehicle-kilometres	1,202 Vehicle-kilometres	678,161 Vehicle-kilometres	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher road motor vehicle traffic, Japan or Latvia?: Japan, at 679,171 Vehicle-kilometres against 1,242 Vehicle-kilometres in Latvia as of 2025.
What is the difference in road motor vehicle traffic between Japan and Latvia?: 677,929 Vehicle-kilometres, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Latvia?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
How do Japan and Latvia rank globally for road motor vehicle traffic?: Japan ranks 4th and Latvia ranks 6th 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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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.