Top 100 Countries by Public EV Chargers per 1,000 EVs, 2025
Public EV chargers per 1,000 EVs: 2025 edition
This edition does not pretend to be a Top 100. It is a clean ranking based on the countries that have directly comparable values for both electric passenger-car stock and public charger stock in the same source framework. That yields a 38-country ranking for the latest complete year used here as the 2025 proxy.
The metric tracks how many publicly accessible chargers exist for every 1,000 plug-in passenger cars. It is more useful than chargers per capita when the real question is network pressure relative to the number of EVs already on the road.
Top 10 countries in this edition
South Korea leads because its public network is exceptionally dense relative to its electric passenger-car stock. On a simple count basis, few markets come close.
Public chargers: 417,000 · EV stock: 617,000 · Charger stock YoY: +37.2%
India ranks second because charging infrastructure expanded faster than the plug-in car fleet. That is typical for an earlier-stage market with aggressive network build-out.
Public chargers: 75,000 · EV stock: 240,480 · Charger stock YoY: +102.7%
Russia’s high position reflects a relatively small EV fleet denominator rather than one of the world’s largest charging networks in absolute scale.
Public chargers: 10,600 · EV stock: 42,000 · Charger stock YoY: +1.0%
The Netherlands combines a mature EV market with one of Europe’s densest public charging footprints, which keeps it near the top of this edition.
Public chargers: 188,000 · EV stock: 980,000 · Charger stock YoY: +29.7%
Chile stands out in Latin America because public charger deployment is large relative to the current size of the electric car fleet.
Public chargers: 1,810 · EV stock: 11,300 · Charger stock YoY: +69.2%
Greece places high because infrastructure expansion has outpaced passenger EV adoption, giving the country a strong count-based access ratio.
Public chargers: 6,000 · EV stock: 45,000 · Charger stock YoY: +16.3%
Belgium is one of the better-balanced high-coverage European markets, combining a sizable EV fleet with fast network growth.
Public chargers: 74,600 · EV stock: 670,000 · Charger stock YoY: +69.5%
China is not first on charger density, but it dominates on scale. Its absolute public charging network is the anchor of the global EV infrastructure story.
Public chargers: 3,500,000 · EV stock: 34,000,000 · Charger stock YoY: +29.6%
Italy sits in the top 10 because charging growth has been strong relative to a still-moderate plug-in passenger-car base.
Public chargers: 60,000 · EV stock: 600,000 · Charger stock YoY: +24.7%
Austria rounds out the top 10 with a solid mix of network growth and mid-sized EV stock, keeping public access relatively comfortable on a simple count basis.
Public chargers: 27,300 · EV stock: 275,000 · Charger stock YoY: +46.8%
Top 10 summary table
| Rank | Country | Chargers per 1,000 EVs | Public chargers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | 675.9 | 417,000 |
| 2 | India | 311.9 | 75,000 |
| 3 | Russia | 252.4 | 10,600 |
| 4 | Netherlands | 191.8 | 188,000 |
| 5 | Chile | 160.2 | 1,810 |
| 6 | Greece | 133.3 | 6,000 |
| 7 | Belgium | 111.3 | 74,600 |
| 8 | China | 102.9 | 3,500,000 |
| 9 | Italy | 100.0 | 60,000 |
| 10 | Austria | 99.3 | 27,300 |
A higher value usually signals lower count-based pressure on public charging, but it does not automatically guarantee faster, more reliable or better-located chargers.
Top 20 chart
- South Korea — 675.9
- India — 311.9
- Russia — 252.4
- Netherlands — 191.8
- Chile — 160.2
- Greece — 133.3
- Belgium — 111.3
- China — 102.9
- Italy — 100.0
- Austria — 99.3
- Spain — 91.1
- France — 86.9
- Poland — 77.3
- South Africa — 74.5
- Denmark — 72.6
- Sweden — 66.6
- Finland — 63.1
- Türkiye — 62.0
- Costa Rica — 61.0
- Thailand — 59.6
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Methodology
This edition uses the latest complete year available in the source framework and treats 2024 as the practical data base for a 2025 release. The ratio is calculated as public chargers divided by electric passenger-car stock, multiplied by 1,000. Electric cars include BEVs and PHEVs in passenger cars. Public chargers include public slow and public fast charging points.
Only countries with directly comparable values for both the charger stock and the EV stock are included. That is why this article is framed as a 38-country ranking rather than a misleading Top 100. The goal is to keep the ranking honest and comparable instead of forcing in weak estimates.
The main limitation is simple: charger count is not the same as charging capacity. A slow urban curbside point and a high-power corridor charger each count as one unit here. Housing patterns also matter. Countries with strong home charging can function well with fewer public chargers per EV than apartment-heavy markets.
Insights
The first pattern is that this metric often rewards markets where infrastructure expands faster than the EV fleet. That helps explain why South Korea and India sit so high, even though they represent very different EV stories.
The second pattern is that scale and density are different things. China is not first on this ratio, but in absolute infrastructure size it remains the dominant charging market by a huge margin.
The third pattern is that mature EV markets can rank lower if the fleet denominator grows faster than charger count. That is why countries such as Norway or the United States can look less comfortable in this specific measure even when their EV ecosystems are advanced in other ways.
What this means for the reader
If you are evaluating where public charging may feel easier to use, this ranking gives a useful first filter. Higher ratios generally suggest lower count-based pressure on public chargers.
If you are comparing markets for investment or expansion, combine this ranking with fleet growth, charger speed mix, uptime and geographic coverage. A country can look very strong on count-based density and still be a smaller commercial market overall.
FAQ
Why is South Korea first?
Why is Norway not near the top if it is an EV leader?
Does a higher score always mean a better charging experience?
Why use chargers per 1,000 EVs instead of chargers per capita?
Why is India so high in this edition?
Why is this not called a Top 100 ranking?
Full 38-country ranking
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Table 2. Public EV chargers per 1,000 EVs
| Rank | Country | Coverage | Network size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South KoreaAsia-Pacific | 675.9 chargers / 1,000 EVs1.5 EVs per charger | 417,000+37.2% YoY · EV stock 617,000 |
| 2 | IndiaAsia-Pacific | 311.9 chargers / 1,000 EVs3.2 EVs per charger | 75,000+102.7% YoY · EV stock 240,480 |
| 3 | RussiaEurope | 252.4 chargers / 1,000 EVs4.0 EVs per charger | 10,600+1.0% YoY · EV stock 42,000 |
| 4 | NetherlandsEurope | 191.8 chargers / 1,000 EVs5.2 EVs per charger | 188,000+29.7% YoY · EV stock 980,000 |
| 5 | ChileAmericas | 160.2 chargers / 1,000 EVs6.2 EVs per charger | 1,810+69.2% YoY · EV stock 11,300 |
| 6 | GreeceEurope | 133.3 chargers / 1,000 EVs7.5 EVs per charger | 6,000+16.3% YoY · EV stock 45,000 |
| 7 | BelgiumEurope | 111.3 chargers / 1,000 EVs9.0 EVs per charger | 74,600+69.5% YoY · EV stock 670,000 |
| 8 | ChinaAsia-Pacific | 102.9 chargers / 1,000 EVs9.7 EVs per charger | 3,500,000+29.6% YoY · EV stock 34,000,000 |
| 9 | ItalyEurope | 100.0 chargers / 1,000 EVs10.0 EVs per charger | 60,000+24.7% YoY · EV stock 600,000 |
| 10 | AustriaEurope | 99.3 chargers / 1,000 EVs10.1 EVs per charger | 27,300+46.8% YoY · EV stock 275,000 |
| 11 | SpainEurope | 91.1 chargers / 1,000 EVs11.0 EVs per charger | 41,000+60.2% YoY · EV stock 450,000 |
| 12 | FranceEurope | 86.9 chargers / 1,000 EVs11.5 EVs per charger | 152,000+27.7% YoY · EV stock 1,750,000 |
| 13 | PolandEurope | 77.3 chargers / 1,000 EVs12.9 EVs per charger | 9,200+55.9% YoY · EV stock 119,000 |
| 14 | South AfricaMiddle East & Africa | 74.5 chargers / 1,000 EVs13.4 EVs per charger | 380+8.6% YoY · EV stock 5,100 |
| 15 | DenmarkEurope | 72.6 chargers / 1,000 EVs13.8 EVs per charger | 33,400+96.5% YoY · EV stock 460,000 |
| 16 | SwedenEurope | 66.6 chargers / 1,000 EVs15.0 EVs per charger | 44,600+18.0% YoY · EV stock 670,000 |
| 17 | FinlandEurope | 63.1 chargers / 1,000 EVs15.9 EVs per charger | 16,400+34.4% YoY · EV stock 260,000 |
| 18 | TürkiyeEurope | 62.0 chargers / 1,000 EVs16.1 EVs per charger | 11,900+17.8% YoY · EV stock 192,000 |
| 19 | Costa RicaAmericas | 61.0 chargers / 1,000 EVs16.4 EVs per charger | 1,370+35.6% YoY · EV stock 22,470 |
| 20 | ThailandAsia-Pacific | 59.6 chargers / 1,000 EVs16.8 EVs per charger | 13,400+27.6% YoY · EV stock 225,000 |
| 21 | BrazilAmericas | 58.9 chargers / 1,000 EVs17.0 EVs per charger | 12,600+165.3% YoY · EV stock 214,000 |
| 22 | IcelandEurope | 57.4 chargers / 1,000 EVs17.4 EVs per charger | 3,040+68.0% YoY · EV stock 53,000 |
| 23 | SwitzerlandEurope | 56.5 chargers / 1,000 EVs17.7 EVs per charger | 19,200+21.5% YoY · EV stock 340,000 |
| 24 | VietnamAsia-Pacific | 55.4 chargers / 1,000 EVs18.1 EVs per charger | 6,100+24.5% YoY · EV stock 110,170 |
| 25 | JapanAsia-Pacific | 54.8 chargers / 1,000 EVs18.2 EVs per charger | 34,000+7.6% YoY · EV stock 620,000 |
| 26 | PortugalEurope | 54.6 chargers / 1,000 EVs18.3 EVs per charger | 13,100+39.4% YoY · EV stock 240,000 |
| 27 | GermanyEurope | 50.6 chargers / 1,000 EVs19.7 EVs per charger | 157,000+42.7% YoY · EV stock 3,100,000 |
| 28 | IndonesiaAsia-Pacific | 41.3 chargers / 1,000 EVs24.2 EVs per charger | 3,240+200.0% YoY · EV stock 78,540 |
| 29 | United KingdomEurope | 40.6 chargers / 1,000 EVs24.7 EVs per charger | 88,000+22.2% YoY · EV stock 2,170,000 |
| 30 | IsraelMiddle East & Africa | 39.9 chargers / 1,000 EVs25.1 EVs per charger | 9,100+85.3% YoY · EV stock 228,000 |
| 31 | ColombiaAmericas | 38.6 chargers / 1,000 EVs25.9 EVs per charger | 1,100+5.8% YoY · EV stock 28,500 |
| 32 | CanadaAmericas | 37.9 chargers / 1,000 EVs26.4 EVs per charger | 32,600+20.3% YoY · EV stock 860,000 |
| 33 | MalaysiaAsia-Pacific | 32.4 chargers / 1,000 EVs30.8 EVs per charger | 2,010+22.6% YoY · EV stock 62,000 |
| 34 | NorwayEurope | 32.3 chargers / 1,000 EVs31.0 EVs per charger | 31,000+10.7% YoY · EV stock 960,000 |
| 35 | United StatesAmericas | 30.6 chargers / 1,000 EVs32.6 EVs per charger | 193,000+20.6% YoY · EV stock 6,300,000 |
| 36 | MexicoAmericas | 27.2 chargers / 1,000 EVs36.8 EVs per charger | 1,850+15.6% YoY · EV stock 68,000 |
| 37 | AustraliaAsia-Pacific | 22.2 chargers / 1,000 EVs45.1 EVs per charger | 6,700+122.6% YoY · EV stock 302,000 |
| 38 | New ZealandAsia-Pacific | 12.7 chargers / 1,000 EVs78.5 EVs per charger | 1,440+26.3% YoY · EV stock 113,000 |
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EV stock share versus charger density
This scatter plot helps separate two very different realities: countries with high public charger density because they built early, and countries with lower density because their EV fleet has already become much larger.
- South Korea is the clear outlier on count-based charger density.
- Netherlands and Belgium combine strong adoption with strong network depth.
- Norway has very high EV adoption but lower chargers-per-EV because the fleet is already so large.
- China dominates on scale even without topping the density ranking.
- Australia and New Zealand sit low on this ratio, showing why count alone cannot fully define charging quality.
This chart is interpretive rather than predictive. It is designed to help readers compare adoption depth with infrastructure density.
How to read this 38-country ranking correctly
The central point is that charger density is not the same as EV leadership. A country can rank high because it built public infrastructure early relative to fleet size. Another country can rank lower even with a massive charging network if the EV fleet denominator is already much larger.
This is why South Korea and the Netherlands stand out on count-based coverage, while China dominates on absolute scale rather than on the headline ratio. It also explains why mature EV markets such as Norway may not rank near the top in this specific measure.
Best interpretation: use chargers per 1,000 EVs as a pressure gauge, not as a complete verdict on charging quality.
Policy and market takeaways
- Do not confuse count with capacity. One slow charger and one high-power charger each count as one unit here.
- Do not confuse scale with comfort. China’s system is globally dominant even without holding the top density score.
- Watch the denominator. Early-stage EV markets can rank very high if infrastructure grows before the car fleet fully scales.
- Housing patterns matter. Countries with strong home charging can tolerate lower public density than apartment-heavy urban markets.
- Use more than one metric. Real infrastructure assessment also requires uptime, speed mix, geographic coverage and interoperability.
Source notes
This article is built from the IEA EV data framework used in the Global EV Outlook 2025 cycle. The 2024 data year is used as the last complete annual base for a 2025 edition. The ranking is intentionally limited to the countries that can be compared directly inside that framework for both electric passenger-car stock and public charging stock.
That is why this page is presented honestly as a 38-country edition. It avoids padding the table with non-comparable estimates and keeps the scope aligned with the available country coverage in the source base.
