related: A survey of populous countries for car, motorcycle, and bicycle use. Excerpts:
Overall, bikes are more common around the world than cars. A median of 42% across the 44 countries say they have a bicycle in working order in their home. Chances are a German garage has a bike inside, with eight-in-ten Germans surveyed saying they have one. But in the U.S., only about half (53%) own a bike. Overall, bicycle ownership is more common in Asia, the EU and the U.S. than in Africa and the Middle East. It is also more common in advanced economies than in emerging markets.
Aside from Germany, the countries that have the most bike owners are Japan (78%), Thailand (74%) and Poland (70%). Around two-thirds own bicycles in Vietnam, Chile, China and Indonesia. Bicycle ownership is lowest in Lebanon (7%) and Jordan (5%) among the countries surveyed.
One interesting tidbit: Wealthier people in the U.S. are far more likely to own a bicycle than their less well-off brethren (71% and 38%, respectively). But bicycle ownership is comparable across income levels in Brazil (55% high-income vs. 51% low-income) and other emerging markets. This might be because owning a bicycle in the U.S. is more about biking as a hobby or recreational activity than in other emerging economies, where it is more often a means of transport.
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/04/16/car-bike-or-motorcycle-depends-on-where-you-live/
2015-04-23 10:31:24