The table compares the average number of vehicles owned by every 1000 residents in eight different countries in the years 1990 and 2000.
Overall, the figure for automotive vehicles calculated per 1000 dwellers increased in most countries except Brazil and Cambodia. Also, A significant growth was seen in the number of automobiles per 1000 inhabitants in Romania and Brazil.
By 1990, 1000 residents in Brazil were reported with only 55 vehicles. After 10 years, the number soared exponentially to 13580 vehicles, making it the top country in the table. Ranking second in the table with the rate of growth is Romania with 68 vehicles in 1990, the figure experienced a substantial surge to 8012 vehicles after a decade. In the similar increasing trend, the number of vehicles per 1000 Luxembourg’s inhabitants in 1990 was recorded the highest with 548 vehicles, but rose marginally by nearly 200 vehicles in 2000. Jordan witnessed a slight increase of approximately 100 vehicles (from exactly 50 vehicles in 1990).
Examining the table in more detail, there was a modest increase in the number of motor vehicles per 1000 residents in both Chile and New Zealand, which was reported at 68 and 531 vehicles in 1990, increasing to 88 and 557 vehicles subsequent to the period of 10 years. In contrast, between two years, while the figure for Cambodia remained unchanged at 1 vehicle per 1000 people, that for Bahamas dropped considerably to 187 vehicles (from 235 in 1990).