The most driver-friendly country in the world

The most driver-friendly country in the world

Mirror, mirror on the wall, where is the most driver-friendly country? The question arose at the insurance comparison portal confused.com and approached the matter somewhat scientifically. 

The result is a list of those countries that currently offer the best conditions for car enthusiasts. The criteria used for this were factors such as the condition of the roads, the average fuel price and the upcoming “automotive events”, including various racing events. 

The big winner is the USA, which achieved an overall “enthusiast score” of 8.94 out of a theoretically possible 10 points. In addition to cheap fuel prices, there are numerous motorsport events in the land of opportunity and the quality of the roads is not bad either. 

The USA is even number one when it comes to events: motorsport enthusiasts in America can look forward to no fewer than 406 such events this year, from Formula 1 races to rally events. And according to the study, there are no fewer than 108 race tracks in the USA. 

By the way: The country with the cheapest fuel prices in this study was Malaysia with a price of £0.37 (that's the equivalent of around 0.45 euros) per liter. The USA is ranked with an average price of 0.96 euros. 

In the overall ranking, Great Britain and France share second place with a score of 7.91 points each. Behind them - in order - are Spain, Australia and Germany. 

Austria, meanwhile, ends up in 12th place out of a total of 44 countries represented in the ranking. Of course, the country cannot keep up with the USA or other larger countries on many criteria simply because of its size. For example, Austria only has 11 race tracks, Germany has 49 and Great Britain has 117 (which is the top value, by the way). But gasoline prices in this country are not a cause for concern either, although there are some countries where drivers have to fork out even more.