Everyone Has A Car! 9 Countries With Highest Ownership

Are there nations where everyone owns a car? Or even two cars? Let's find out. We look at recent data from Worldpopulationreview.com.

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San Marino

The tiny nation, entirely enclosed within the borders of Italy, tops the globe for vehicle ownership per person. Roughly 1,606 vehicles for every 1,000 residents and a total whopping count of some 54,000 cars for 33,860 people.

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Guernsey

Part of the self-governed Channel Islands, which are British dependencies, Guernseymen and Guernseywomen own totally 88,500 cars with about 1,389 vehicles for every 1,000 inhabitants.

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Gibraltar

This British Overseas Territory, right across the water from Morocco, part of southern Spain, is a compact 7 sq km and has a remarkably dense car culture -- some 1,293 vehicles for every 1,000 residents.

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Jersey

The biggest of the Channel Islands, Jerseymen and Jerseywomen boast a ratio of 1,234 cars for every 1,000 residents. Buses are for tourists.

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Andorra 

Located high in the Pyrenees Mountains between France & Spain, car ownership rates are astonishing around here -- roughly 1,214 vehicles for every 1,000 residents.

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Liechtenstein 

The beautiful nation, perched between Switzerland and Austria, has a population close to 39,000 and more than 42,000 vehicles on its roads, averaging 1,068 cars for every 1,000 people.

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Brunei

A tiny but resource-rich country, fueled by its oil wealth, on the island of Borneo, has a car per resident ie approximately 1,012 cars for every 1,000 residents. 

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Finland

The highly advanced Nordic nation possesses ~950 vehicles for every 1,000 individuals. Total: 5.3 million cars.

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New Zealand

Among the top in the Asia-Pacific when it comes to vehicle ownership, NZ has some 934 cars for every 1,000 residents.  

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