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28 countries that have most cars per 1,000 citizens

Last updated on: April 2, 2013 09:54 IST
The 405 freeway looking southbound running underneath the 10 freeway in Los Angeles, California, United States.

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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28 countries that have most cars per 1,000 citizens

Last updated on: April 2, 2013 09:54 IST
A gondola ascends Monte Titano to the old city of San Marino.

San Marino

Cars per 1,000 citizens: 1,263

Global rank: 1

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28 countries that have most cars per 1,000 citizens

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A view of Monaco.

Monaco

Cars per 1,000 citizens: 863

Global rank: 2

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28 countries that have most cars per 1,000 citizens

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Golden Gate Bridge rises above a neighbourhood in Richmond District in San Francisco, California, United States.

The United States

Cars per 1,000 citizens: 797

Global rank: 3

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28 countries that have most cars per 1,000 citizens

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People walk past the government building, right, and the Landtag parliament, left, in Liechtenstein's capital Vaduz.

Liechtenstein

Cars per 1,000 citizens: 750

Global rank: 4

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28 countries that have most cars per 1,000 citizens

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Children skate on the ice of the frozen Tjoernin lake in central Reykjavik, Iceland.

Iceland

Cars per 1,000 citizens: 745

Global rank: 5

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28 countries that have most cars per 1,000 citizens

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Petrusse river is seen near old fortifications of the city of Luxembourg.

Luxembourg

Cars per 1,000 citizens: 739

Global rank: 6

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28 countries that have most cars per 1,000 citizens

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A view of Auckland City from atop the Sky Tower in New Zealand.

New Zealand

Cars per 1,000 citizens: 712

Global rank: 7

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28 countries that have most cars per 1,000 citizens

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Two Royal Australian Air Force fighter jets fly over Port Philip Bay as part of the International Airshow in Melbourne, Australia.

Australia

Cars per 1,000 citizens: 695

Global rank: 8

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28 countries that have most cars per 1,000 citizens

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A boat sails past the medieval Fort Saint Angelo in Vittoriosa in Valletta's Grand Harbour, Malta.

Malta

Cars per 1,000 citizens: 693

Global rank: 9

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28 countries that have most cars per 1,000 citizens

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An aerial view of St Peter's Square in Rome, Italy.

Italy

Cars per 1,000 citizens: 679

Global rank: 10

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28 countries that have most cars per 1,000 citizens

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Cityscape view of Tumon Bay from Two Lovers Point in Guam.

Guam

Cars per 1,000 citizens: 677

Global rank: 11

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28 countries that have most cars per 1,000 citizens

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A view of the Luis Munoz Marin international airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Puerto Rico

Cars per 1,000 citizens: 635

Global rank: 12

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28 countries that have most cars per 1,000 citizens

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A view of the volcanic island of Santorin in Greece.

Greece

Cars per 1,000 citizens: 624

Global rank: 13

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28 countries that have most cars per 1,000 citizens

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Tourists take part in the reindeer safari at Arctic Circle near Rovaniemi in northern Finland.

Finland

Cars per 1,000 citizens: 612

Global rank: 14

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28 countries that have most cars per 1,000 citizens

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A view of the Montreal skyline from Mont-Royal mountain in Canada.

Canada

Cars per 1,000 citizens: 607

Global rank: 15

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28 countries that have most cars per 1,000 citizens

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Tourists stroll along Barcelona's harbour in Spain.

Spain

Cars per 1,000 citizens: 593

Global rank: 16

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28 countries that have most cars per 1,000 citizens

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Mt Fuji, covered with snow, is seen through Shinjuku skyscrapers in Tokyo, Japan.

Japan

Cars per 1,000 citizens: 591

Global rank: 17

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28 countries that have most cars per 1,000 citizens

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Royal Palace at the end of Karl Johans Gate in Oslo, Norway.

Norway

Cars per 1,000 citizens: 584

Global rank: 18

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A view of Schoenbrunn Palace park in Vienna, Austria.

Austria

Cars per 1,000 citizens: 578

Global rank: 19

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A view of Champs Elysees Avenue and Arc de Triomphe monument in Paris, France.

France

Cars per 1,000 citizens: 578

Global rank: 20

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28 countries that have most cars per 1,000 citizens

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A view of a Christmas market in Dresden, Germany.

Germany

Cars per 1,000 citizens: 572

Global rank: 21

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28 countries that have most cars per 1,000 citizens

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A church on Bled island and a castle are seen on Lake Bled in Slovenia.

Slovenia

Cars per 1,000 citizens: 567

Global rank: 22

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28 countries that have most cars per 1,000 citizens

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A view of Jet d'Eau (water fountain) and Lake Leman from St-Pierre Cathedrale in Geneva, Switzerland.

Switzerland

Cars per 1,000 citizens: 566

Global rank: 23

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28 countries that have most cars per 1,000 citizens

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A man drives a city resident in a Velomobile outside the cathedral in Vilnius, Lithuania.

Lithuania

Cars per 1,000 citizens: 560

Global rank: 24

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28 countries that have most cars per 1,000 citizens

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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.

Belgium

Cars per 1,000 citizens: 559

Global rank: 25

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28 countries that have most cars per 1,000 citizens

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An aerial view of the National Soccer Stadium and the Vistula River are seen in Warsaw, Poland.

Poland

Cars per 1,000 citizens: 537

Global rank: 26

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28 countries that have most cars per 1,000 citizens

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City view of Manama from Abraj Al Lulu in Bahrain.

Bahrain

Cars per 1,000 citizens: 537

Global rank: 27

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28 countries that have most cars per 1,000 citizens

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Passengers wait for their trains at Lisbon's subway station in Portugal.

Portugal

Cars per 1,000 citizens: 537

Global rank: 28