>In 2020, three of the five highest motorisation rates (number of passenger cars per 1 000 inhabitants) were registered in Italy: Valle d’Aosta (1 787), the Autonomous Province of Trento (1 285) and the Autonomous Province of Bolzano (871). The other two were recorded in Flevoland (857) in the Netherlands and the Finnish region of Åland Islands (840).
>These regional rates are often linked to the economic situation but can also be affected by specific circumstances: the high motorisation rate in Valle d’Aosta is influenced by taxation rules and the high rate in Flevoland is connected to its location close to a larger city.
>On the other hand, the lowest motorisation rates were reported in two French (overseas departments) and three Greek regions: Mayotte (72), Peloponnese (186), French Guiana (209), Central Greece (238) and North Aegean (261).
Very interesting. A lot is going on
Ireland surprises me the most
the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden stand out as relying heavily on public transport and bicycles
I don’t really understand what’s happening in Eastern Europe (say, Latvia vs. Estonia, or Slovakia vs. Poland??). I’m almost doubting that the data is reliable, but I don’t know these countries well
for France: motorization mostly correlates with urbanization. Urban areas have fewer cars; rural/less urban areas have more cars despite being poorer
The data is generally biased by demography as it seems “per inhabitant” instead of “per adult inhabitant”. For instance, the French oversea regions Mayotte and Guyane have a much higher proportion of minors/non-adults than most of Europe (these regions are also relatively poor). This bias may also amplify the urban-rural divide in France as rural regions are older
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Source: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/-/ddn-20220727-1
>In 2020, three of the five highest motorisation rates (number of passenger cars per 1 000 inhabitants) were registered in Italy: Valle d’Aosta (1 787), the Autonomous Province of Trento (1 285) and the Autonomous Province of Bolzano (871). The other two were recorded in Flevoland (857) in the Netherlands and the Finnish region of Åland Islands (840).
>These regional rates are often linked to the economic situation but can also be affected by specific circumstances: the high motorisation rate in Valle d’Aosta is influenced by taxation rules and the high rate in Flevoland is connected to its location close to a larger city.
>On the other hand, the lowest motorisation rates were reported in two French (overseas departments) and three Greek regions: Mayotte (72), Peloponnese (186), French Guiana (209), Central Greece (238) and North Aegean (261).
Very interesting. A lot is going on
Ireland surprises me the most
the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden stand out as relying heavily on public transport and bicycles
I don’t really understand what’s happening in Eastern Europe (say, Latvia vs. Estonia, or Slovakia vs. Poland??). I’m almost doubting that the data is reliable, but I don’t know these countries well
for France: motorization mostly correlates with urbanization. Urban areas have fewer cars; rural/less urban areas have more cars despite being poorer
The data is generally biased by demography as it seems “per inhabitant” instead of “per adult inhabitant”. For instance, the French oversea regions Mayotte and Guyane have a much higher proportion of minors/non-adults than most of Europe (these regions are also relatively poor). This bias may also amplify the urban-rural divide in France as rural regions are older
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