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

127,871 Vehicle-kilometres, with Japan ahead.

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

32 years are reported by both, from 1994 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 United Kingdom: Road motor vehicle traffic

Japan

679,171 Vehicle-kilometres

in 2025

United Kingdom

551,300 Vehicle-kilometres

in 2025

Japan rank

4th

United Kingdom rank

5th

Road motor vehicle traffic over time

Japan
United Kingdom

How they compare

Japan currently reports 679,171 Vehicle-kilometres against 551,300 Vehicle-kilometres in United Kingdom, a difference of 127,871 Vehicle-kilometres.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times United Kingdom's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 4th and United Kingdom ranks 5th of 29 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1990s	927,926 Vehicle-kilometres	444,883 Vehicle-kilometres	483,043 Vehicle-kilometres	Japan
2000s	943,957 Vehicle-kilometres	493,350 Vehicle-kilometres	450,607 Vehicle-kilometres	Japan
2010s	739,433 Vehicle-kilometres	514,644 Vehicle-kilometres	224,789 Vehicle-kilometres	Japan
2020s	679,364 Vehicle-kilometres	508,733 Vehicle-kilometres	170,630 Vehicle-kilometres	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher road motor vehicle traffic, Japan or United Kingdom?: Japan, at 679,171 Vehicle-kilometres against 551,300 Vehicle-kilometres in United Kingdom as of 2025.
What is the difference in road motor vehicle traffic between Japan and United Kingdom?: 127,871 Vehicle-kilometres, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United Kingdom?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2025.
How do Japan and United Kingdom rank globally for road motor vehicle traffic?: Japan ranks 4th 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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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.