This map shows worldwide total motor vehicles, per 1,000 people. Total motor vehicles include passenger cars, buses, motor coaches, lorries, vans and road tractors (semi-trailers) vehicles but do not include two-wheelers and agricultural tractors.
Current world average total motor vehicles: 219.64 per 1,000 people
What is passenger cars?
Road motor vehicle, other than a motor cycle, intended for the carriage of passengers and designed to seat no more than nine persons (including the driver). The term "passenger car" therefore covers microbars (need no permit to be driven), taxis and hired passenger cars, provided that they have fewer than ten seats.
What is buses and motor coaches?
Passenger road motor vehicle designed to seat more than nine persons (incl. driver). Statistics also include mini-buses designed to seat more than 9 persons (incl. the driver).
What is lorries and vans?
Rigid road motor vehicle designed, exclusively or primarily, to carry goods. This category includes vans which are rigid road motor vehicles designed exclusively or primarily to carry goods with a gross vehicle weight of less than 3,500 kg. This category also includes pick-ups.
What is road tractors (semi-trailers)?
Road motor vehicle designed, exclusively or primarily, to haul other road vehicles which are not power-driven (mainly semi-trailers). Agricultural tractors are excluded.
Latest updated
14 years ago
