Iceland vs Sweden: Share of cars currently in use that are electric

Iceland

25.0%

in 2025

Sweden

16.0%

in 2025

Iceland rank

2nd

Sweden rank

4th

Share of cars currently in use that are electric over time

Iceland currently reports 25.0% against 16.0% in Sweden, a difference of 9.0%.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.6 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 2nd and Sweden ranks 4th of 43 countries.

Indicator: Share of cars currently in use that are electric
Unit: %
Source: International Energy Agency. Global EV Outlook 2025. – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 43 places, 604 data points, 2010–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Electric cars include fully battery-electric and plug-in hybrids.