28 countries that have most cars per 1,000 citizens
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Car ownership across the world has been rising steadily and strongly over the years, the economic condition of the globe and the high prices of fuel notwithstanding.
As the world becomes more and more motorised, let us take a look at nations with the highest number of cars per 1,000 citizens.
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Image: The 405 freeway looking southbound running underneath the 10 freeway in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Photographs: Gina Ferazzi/Pool/Reuters
28 countries that have most cars per 1,000 citizens
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San Marino
Cars per 1,000 citizens: 1,263
Global rank: 1
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Image: A gondola ascends Monte Titano to the old city of San Marino.
Photographs: Stefano Rellandini/Reuters
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Monaco
Cars per 1,000 citizens: 863
Global rank: 2
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Image: A view of Monaco.
Photographs: Christian Hartmann/Reuters
28 countries that have most cars per 1,000 citizens
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The United States
Cars per 1,000 citizens: 797
Global rank: 3
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Image: Golden Gate Bridge rises above a neighbourhood in Richmond District in San Francisco, California, United States.
Photographs: Robert Galbraith/Reuters
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Liechtenstein
Cars per 1,000 citizens: 750
Global rank: 4
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Image: People walk past the government building, right, and the Landtag parliament, left, in Liechtenstein's capital Vaduz.
Photographs: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters
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Iceland
Cars per 1,000 citizens: 745
Global rank: 5
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Image: Children skate on the ice of the frozen Tjoernin lake in central Reykjavik, Iceland.
Photographs: Stoyan Nenov/Reuters
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Luxembourg
Cars per 1,000 citizens: 739
Global rank: 6
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Image: Petrusse river is seen near old fortifications of the city of Luxembourg.
Photographs: Laurent Dubrule/Reuters
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New Zealand
Cars per 1,000 citizens: 712
Global rank: 7
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Image: A view of Auckland City from atop the Sky Tower in New Zealand.
Photographs: Stefan Wermuth/Reuters
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Australia
Cars per 1,000 citizens: 695
Global rank: 8
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Image: Two Royal Australian Air Force fighter jets fly over Port Philip Bay as part of the International Airshow in Melbourne, Australia.
Photographs: Commonwealth of Australia/Handout/Reuters
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Malta
Cars per 1,000 citizens: 693
Global rank: 9
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Image: A boat sails past the medieval Fort Saint Angelo in Vittoriosa in Valletta's Grand Harbour, Malta.
Photographs: Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters
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Italy
Cars per 1,000 citizens: 679
Global rank: 10
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Image: An aerial view of St Peter's Square in Rome, Italy.
Photographs: Alessandro Bianchi/Reuters
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Guam
Cars per 1,000 citizens: 677
Global rank: 11
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Image: Cityscape view of Tumon Bay from Two Lovers Point in Guam.
Photographs: Reuters
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Puerto Rico
Cars per 1,000 citizens: 635
Global rank: 12
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Image: A view of the Luis Munoz Marin international airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Photographs: Ana Martinez/Reuters
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Greece
Cars per 1,000 citizens: 624
Global rank: 13
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Image: A view of the volcanic island of Santorin in Greece.
Photographs: Michael Perry/Reuters
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Finland
Cars per 1,000 citizens: 612
Global rank: 14
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Image: Tourists take part in the reindeer safari at Arctic Circle near Rovaniemi in northern Finland.
Photographs: Kacper Pempel/Reuters
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Canada
Cars per 1,000 citizens: 607
Global rank: 15
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Image: A view of the Montreal skyline from Mont-Royal mountain in Canada.
Photographs: Shaun Best/Reuters
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Spain
Cars per 1,000 citizens: 593
Global rank: 16
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Image: Tourists stroll along Barcelona's harbour in Spain.
Photographs: Gustau Nacarino/Reuters
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Japan
Cars per 1,000 citizens: 591
Global rank: 17
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Image: Mt Fuji, covered with snow, is seen through Shinjuku skyscrapers in Tokyo, Japan.
Photographs: Kimimasa Mayama/Reuters
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Norway
Cars per 1,000 citizens: 584
Global rank: 18
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Image: Royal Palace at the end of Karl Johans Gate in Oslo, Norway.
Photographs: Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters
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Austria
Cars per 1,000 citizens: 578
Global rank: 19
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Image: A view of Schoenbrunn Palace park in Vienna, Austria.
Photographs: Herwig Prammer/Reuters
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France
Cars per 1,000 citizens: 578
Global rank: 20
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Image: A view of Champs Elysees Avenue and Arc de Triomphe monument in Paris, France.
Photographs: Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters
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Germany
Cars per 1,000 citizens: 572
Global rank: 21
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Image: A view of a Christmas market in Dresden, Germany.
Photographs: Tobias Schwarz/Reuters
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Slovenia
Cars per 1,000 citizens: 567
Global rank: 22
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Image: A church on Bled island and a castle are seen on Lake Bled in Slovenia.
Photographs: Srdjan Zivulovic/Reuters
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Switzerland
Cars per 1,000 citizens: 566
Global rank: 23
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Image: A view of Jet d'Eau (water fountain) and Lake Leman from St-Pierre Cathedrale in Geneva, Switzerland.
Photographs: Denis Balibouse/Reuters
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Lithuania
Cars per 1,000 citizens: 560
Global rank: 24
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Image: A man drives a city resident in a Velomobile outside the cathedral in Vilnius, Lithuania.
Photographs: Liutauras Strimaitis/Reuters
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Belgium
Cars per 1,000 citizens: 559
Global rank: 25
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Image: A miniature reproduction of the Acropolis is seen in the Mini-Europe park, where all the models are built at a scale of 1:25, in Brussels, Belgium.
Photographs: Laurent Dubrule/Reuters
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Poland
Cars per 1,000 citizens: 537
Global rank: 26
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Image: An aerial view of the National Soccer Stadium and the Vistula River are seen in Warsaw, Poland.
Photographs: Peter Andrews/Reuters






























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