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

296,301 Vehicle-kilometres, with Japan ahead.

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

28 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.

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 Türkiye: Road motor vehicle traffic

Japan

679,171 Vehicle-kilometres

in 2025

Türkiye

382,870 Vehicle-kilometres

in 2024

Japan rank

4th

Türkiye rank

1st

Road motor vehicle traffic over time

Japan
Türkiye

How they compare

Japan currently reports 679,171 Vehicle-kilometres against 382,870 Vehicle-kilometres in Türkiye, a difference of 296,301 Vehicle-kilometres.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.8 times Türkiye's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 4th and Türkiye ranks 1st of 29 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
1990s	927,125 Vehicle-kilometres	39,097 Vehicle-kilometres	888,028 Vehicle-kilometres	Japan
2000s	937,110 Vehicle-kilometres	63,008 Vehicle-kilometres	874,102 Vehicle-kilometres	Japan
2010s	739,433 Vehicle-kilometres	190,671 Vehicle-kilometres	548,762 Vehicle-kilometres	Japan
2020s	679,402 Vehicle-kilometres	332,056 Vehicle-kilometres	347,346 Vehicle-kilometres	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher road motor vehicle traffic, Japan or Türkiye?: Japan, at 679,171 Vehicle-kilometres against 382,870 Vehicle-kilometres in Türkiye as of 2025.
What is the difference in road motor vehicle traffic between Japan and Türkiye?: 296,301 Vehicle-kilometres, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Türkiye?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
How do Japan and Türkiye rank globally for road motor vehicle traffic?: Japan ranks 4th and Türkiye ranks 1st 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.