Germany vs United Kingdom: Share of cars currently in use that are electric
Germany
6.0%
in 2025
United Kingdom
7.0%
in 2025
Germany rank
15th
United Kingdom rank
13th
Share of cars currently in use that are electric over time
- Germany
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 7.0% against 6.0% in Germany, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.2 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Germany ranks 15th and United Kingdom ranks 13th of 43 countries.
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About this data
Electric cars include fully battery-electric and plug-in hybrids.