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Last updated: 29 February 2024

List of all left- & right-driving countries around the world

Click here if you want to find out the history behind driving on the left or right.

This world map shows which side of the road traffic drives on. Green coloured countries drive on the right, orange countries drive on the left. As you can see, most former British colonies, with some exceptions, drive on the left side of the road, whereas the United States of America, Latin American countries and European countries drive on the right. Almost always, in countries where one drives on the right-hand side of the road, the cars are built so that the driver sits on the left-hand side of the car. Conversely, driving on the left-hand side of the road usually implies that the driver’s seat is on the right-hand side of the car. Below the world map you can also find the full list of all countries of the world and the side of the road the inhabitants drive on.

The following is a list of countries of the world whose inhabitants drive on the left- or right-hand side of the road. Click here if you want to find out the history behind driving on the left or right.

Country / state / territorydrive(s) on theleft / right
Abu Dhabi (not a country, but a state (an emirate) within the United Arab Emirates)drives on theright
Afghanistandrives on theright
Albaniadrives on theright
Algeriadrives on theright
American Samoadrives on theright
Andorradrives on theright
Angoladrives on theright
Anguilladrives on theleft
Antigua and Barbudadrives on theleft
Argentinadrives on theright
Armeniadrives on theright
Arubadrives on theright
Australiadrives on theleft
Austriadrives on theright
Azerbaijandrives on theright
Azoresdrive on theright
Bahamasdrives on theleft
Bahraindrives on theright
Balearic Islandsdrive on theright
Bangladeshdrives on theleft
Barbadosdrives on theleft
Belarusdrives on theright
Belgiumdrives on theright
Belizedrives on theright
Benindrives on theright
Bermudadrives on theleft
Bhutandrives on theleft
Boliviadrives on theright
Bonairedrives on theright
Bosnia and Herzegovinadrives on theright
Botswanadrives on theleft
Brazildrives on theright
British Virgin Islandsdrive on theleft
Bruneidrives on theleft
Bulgariadrives on theright
Burkina Fasodrives on theright
Burma (officially Myanmar)drives on theright
Burundidrives on theright
Cambodiadrives on theright
Cameroondrives on theright
Canadadrives on theright
Canary Islandsdrive on theright
Cape Verde (in Portuguese: Cabo Verde)drives on theright
Cayman Islandsdrives on theleft
Central African Republicdrives on theright
Chaddrives on theright
Channel Islands (Guernsey & Jersey)drive on theleft
Chiledrives on theright
China, People’s Republic ofdrives on theright
Christmas Islanddrives on theleft
Cocos (Keeling) Islandsdrive on theleft
Colombiadrives on theright
Comorosdrives on theright
Congo, Democratic Republic of the (Congo-Kinshasa)drives on theright
Congo, Republic of the (Congo-Brazzaville)drives on theright
Cook Islandsdrives on theleft
Costa Ricadrives on theright
Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)drives on theright
Croatiadrives on theright
Cubadrives on theright
Curaçaodrives on theright
Cyprusdrives on theleft
Cyprus, North (unrecognised, self-declared state)drives on theleft
Czechia (Czech Republic)drives on theright
Denmarkdrives on theright
Djiboutidrives on theright
Dominicadrives on theleft
Dominican Republicdrives on theright
Dubai (not a country, but a state (an emirate) within the United Arab Emirates)drives on theright
East Timor (Timor-Leste)drives on theleft
Ecuadordrives on theright
Egyptdrives on theright
El Salvadordrives on theright
Englanddrives on theleft
Equatorial Guineadrives on theright
Eritreadrives on theright
Estoniadrives on theright
Ethiopiadrives on theright
Faeroe Islandsdrive on theright
Falkland Islandsdrives on theleft
Fijidrives on theleft
Finlanddrives on theright
Francedrives on theright
French Guiana (French overseas department)drives on theright
French Polynesia (French overseas collectivity)drives on theright
Gabon (Gabonese Republic)drives on theright
Gambiadrives on theright
Gaza Strip (Gaza)drives on theright
Georgiadrives on theright
Germanydrives on theright
Ghanadrives on theright
Gibraltardrives on theright
Great Britain (GB)drives on theleft
Greecedrives on theright
Greenlanddrives on theright
Grenadadrives on theleft
Guadeloupe (French overseas department)drives on theright
Guamdrives on theright
Guatemaladrives on theright
Guernseydrives on theleft
Guineadrives on theright
Guinea-Bissaudrives on theright
Guyanadrives on theleft
Haitidrives on theright
Holland (officially the Netherlands)drives on theright
Hondurasdrives on theright
Hong Kongdrives on theleft
Hungarydrives on theright
Icelanddrives on theright
Indiadrives on theleft
Indonesiadrives on theleft
Irandrives on theright
Iraqdrives on theright
Ireland (Eire)drives on theleft
Ireland, Northerndrives on theleft
Isle of Mandrives on theleft
Israeldrives on theright
Italydrives on theright
Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire)drives on theright
Jamaicadrives on theleft
Japandrives on theleft
Jerseydrives on theleft
Jordandrives on theright
Kazakhstandrives on theright
Kenyadrives on theleft
Kiribatidrives on theleft
Korea, Northdrives on theright
Korea, Southdrives on theright
Kosovodrives on theright
Kuwaitdrives on theright
Kyrgyzstandrives on theright
Laosdrives on theright
Latviadrives on theright
Lebanondrives on theright
Lesothodrives on theleft
Liberiadrives on theright
Libyadrives on theright
Liechtensteindrives on theright
Lithuaniadrives on theright
Luxembourgdrives on theright
Macaudrives on theleft
Macedonia, Northdrives on theright
Madagascardrives on theright
Madeiradrives on theright
Malawidrives on theleft
Malaysiadrives on theleft
Maldivesdrives on theleft
Malidrives on theright
Maltadrives on theleft
Marshall Islandsdrive on theright
Martinique (French overseas department)drives on theright
Mauritaniadrives on theright
Mauritiusdrives on theleft
Mayotte (French overseas department)drives on theright
Mexicodrives on theright
Micronesia (officially: Federated States of Micronesia)drives on theright
Moldovadrives on theright
Monacodrives on theright
Mongoliadrives on theright
Montenegrodrives on theright
Montserratdrives on theleft
Moroccodrives on theright
Mozambiquedrives on theleft
Myanmar (formerly Burma)drives on theright
Namibiadrives on theleft
Naurudrives on theleft
Nepaldrives on theleft
Netherlandsdrives on theright
New Caledonia (French overseas collectivity)drives on theright
New Zealanddrives on theleft
Nicaraguadrives on theright
Nigerdrives on theright
Nigeriadrives on theright
Niuedrives on theleft
Norfolk Islanddrives on theleft
North Cyprus (unrecognised, self-declared state)drives on theleft
North Koreadrives on theright
North Macedoniadrives on theright
Northern Irelanddrives on theleft
Northern Mariana Islandsdrive on theright
Norwaydrives on theright
Omandrives on theright
Pakistandrives on theleft
Palaudrives on theright
Palestinedrives on theright
Panamadrives on theright
Papua New Guineadrives on theleft
Paraguaydrives on theright
Perudrives on theright
Philippinesdrives on theright
Pitcairn Islandsdrive on theleft
Polanddrives on theright
Portugaldrives on theright
Puerto Ricodrives on theright
Qatardrives on theright
Réunion (French overseas department)drives on theright
Romaniadrives on theright
Russia (officially the Russian Federation)drives on theright
Rwandadrives on theright
Sabadrives on theright
Saint Barthélemy (French overseas collectivity, informally also referred to as Saint Barth’s or Saint Barts)drives on theright
Saint Helenadrives on theleft
Saint Kitts and Nevis (officially the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis)drives on theleft
Saint Luciadrives on theleft
Saint Martin (French overseas collectivity)drives on theright
Saint Pierre and Miquelon (French overseas collectivity)drives on theright
Saint Vincent and the Grenadinesdrives on theleft
Samoadrives on theleft
San Marinodrives on theright
São Tomé and Príncipedrives on theright
Saudi Arabiadrives on theright
Scotlanddrives on theleft
Senegaldrives on theright
Serbiadrives on theright
Seychellesdrives on theleft
Sierra Leonedrives on theright
Singaporedrives on theleft
Sint Eustatiusdrives on theright
Sint Maartendrives on theright
Slovakiadrives on theright
Sloveniadrives on theright
Solomon Islandsdrive on theleft
Somaliadrives on theright
Somaliland (unrecognised, self-declared state)drives on theright
South Africadrives on theleft
South Koreadrives on theright
South Sudandrives on theright
Spaindrives on theright
Sri Lankadrives on theleft
Sudandrives on theright
Suriname (Surinam)drives on theleft
Swazilanddrives on theleft
Swedendrives on theright
Switzerlanddrives on theright
Syriadrives on theright
Tahiti (the largest island in French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France)drives on theright
Taiwandrives on theright
Tajikistandrives on theright
Tanzaniadrives on theleft
Thailanddrives on theleft
Togodrives on theright
Tokelaudrives on theleft
Tongadrives on theleft
Trinidad and Tobagodrives on theleft
Tunisiadrives on theright
Turkeydrives on theright
Turkmenistandrives on theright
Turks and Caicos Islandsdrive on theleft
Tuvaludrives on theleft
Ugandadrives on theleft
Ukrainedrives on theright
United Arab Emirates (UAE)drives on theright
United Kingdom (UK)drives on theleft
United States of America (USA)drives on theright
United States Virgin Islandsdrive on theleft
Uruguaydrives on theright
Uzbekistandrives on theright
Vanuatudrives on theright
Vatican Citydrives on theright
Venezueladrives on theright
Vietnamdrives on theright
Virgin Islands (British)drive on theleft
Virgin Islands (USA)drive on theleft
Walesdrives on theleft
Wallis and Futuna (French overseas collectivity)drives on theright
West Bankdrives on theright
Western Saharadrives on theright
Yemendrives on theright
Zambiadrives on theleft
Zimbabwedrives on theleft