Last updated: 24 January 2022
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 / territory | drive(s) on the | left / right |
|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi (not a country, but a state (an emirate) within the United Arab Emirates) | drives on the | right |
| Afghanistan | drives on the | right |
| Albania | drives on the | right |
| Algeria | drives on the | right |
| American Samoa | drives on the | right |
| Andorra | drives on the | right |
| Angola | drives on the | right |
| Anguilla | drives on the | left |
| Antigua and Barbuda | drives on the | left |
| Argentina | drives on the | right |
| Armenia | drives on the | right |
| Aruba | drives on the | right |
| Australia | drives on the | left |
| Austria | drives on the | right |
| Azerbaijan | drives on the | right |
| Azores | drive on the | right |
| Bahamas | drives on the | left |
| Bahrain | drives on the | right |
| Balearic Islands | drive on the | right |
| Bangladesh | drives on the | left |
| Barbados | drives on the | left |
| Belarus | drives on the | right |
| Belgium | drives on the | right |
| Belize | drives on the | right |
| Benin | drives on the | right |
| Bermuda | drives on the | left |
| Bhutan | drives on the | left |
| Bolivia | drives on the | right |
| Bonaire | drives on the | right |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | drives on the | right |
| Botswana | drives on the | left |
| Brazil | drives on the | right |
| British Virgin Islands | drive on the | left |
| Brunei | drives on the | left |
| Bulgaria | drives on the | right |
| Burkina Faso | drives on the | right |
| Burma (officially Myanmar) | drives on the | right |
| Burundi | drives on the | right |
| Cambodia | drives on the | right |
| Cameroon | drives on the | right |
| Canada | drives on the | right |
| Canary Islands | drive on the | right |
| Cape Verde (in Portuguese: Cabo Verde) | drives on the | right |
| Cayman Islands | drives on the | left |
| Central African Republic | drives on the | right |
| Chad | drives on the | right |
| Channel Islands (Guernsey & Jersey) | drive on the | left |
| Chile | drives on the | right |
| China, People’s Republic of | drives on the | right |
| Christmas Island | drives on the | left |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands | drive on the | left |
| Colombia | drives on the | right |
| Comoros | drives on the | right |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the (Congo-Kinshasa) | drives on the | right |
| Congo, Republic of the (Congo-Brazzaville) | drives on the | right |
| Cook Islands | drives on the | left |
| Costa Rica | drives on the | right |
| Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | drives on the | right |
| Croatia | drives on the | right |
| Cuba | drives on the | right |
| Curaçao | drives on the | right |
| Cyprus | drives on the | left |
| Cyprus, North (unrecognised, self-declared state) | drives on the | left |
| Czechia (Czech Republic) | drives on the | right |
| Denmark | drives on the | right |
| Djibouti | drives on the | right |
| Dominica | drives on the | left |
| Dominican Republic | drives on the | right |
| Dubai (not a country, but a state (an emirate) within the United Arab Emirates) | drives on the | right |
| East Timor (Timor-Leste) | drives on the | left |
| Ecuador | drives on the | right |
| Egypt | drives on the | right |
| El Salvador | drives on the | right |
| England | drives on the | left |
| Equatorial Guinea | drives on the | right |
| Eritrea | drives on the | right |
| Estonia | drives on the | right |
| Ethiopia | drives on the | right |
| Faeroe Islands | drive on the | right |
| Falkland Islands | drives on the | left |
| Fiji | drives on the | left |
| Finland | drives on the | right |
| France | drives on the | right |
| French Guiana (French overseas department) | drives on the | right |
| French Polynesia (French overseas collectivity) | drives on the | right |
| Gabon (Gabonese Republic) | drives on the | right |
| Gambia | drives on the | right |
| Gaza Strip (Gaza) | drives on the | right |
| Georgia | drives on the | right |
| Germany | drives on the | right |
| Ghana | drives on the | right |
| Gibraltar | drives on the | right |
| Great Britain (GB) | drives on the | left |
| Greece | drives on the | right |
| Greenland | drives on the | right |
| Grenada | drives on the | left |
| Guadeloupe (French overseas department) | drives on the | right |
| Guam | drives on the | right |
| Guatemala | drives on the | right |
| Guernsey | drives on the | left |
| Guinea | drives on the | right |
| Guinea-Bissau | drives on the | right |
| Guyana | drives on the | left |
| Haiti | drives on the | right |
| Holland (officially the Netherlands) | drives on the | right |
| Honduras | drives on the | right |
| Hong Kong | drives on the | left |
| Hungary | drives on the | right |
| Iceland | drives on the | right |
| India | drives on the | left |
| Indonesia | drives on the | left |
| Iran | drives on the | right |
| Iraq | drives on the | right |
| Ireland (Eire) | drives on the | left |
| Ireland, Northern | drives on the | left |
| Isle of Man | drives on the | left |
| Israel | drives on the | right |
| Italy | drives on the | right |
| Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) | drives on the | right |
| Jamaica | drives on the | left |
| Japan | drives on the | left |
| Jersey | drives on the | left |
| Jordan | drives on the | right |
| Kazakhstan | drives on the | right |
| Kenya | drives on the | left |
| Kiribati | drives on the | left |
| Korea, North | drives on the | right |
| Korea, South | drives on the | right |
| Kosovo | drives on the | right |
| Kuwait | drives on the | right |
| Kyrgyzstan | drives on the | right |
| Laos | drives on the | right |
| Latvia | drives on the | right |
| Lebanon | drives on the | right |
| Lesotho | drives on the | left |
| Liberia | drives on the | right |
| Libya | drives on the | right |
| Liechtenstein | drives on the | right |
| Lithuania | drives on the | right |
| Luxembourg | drives on the | right |
| Macau | drives on the | left |
| Macedonia, North | drives on the | right |
| Madagascar | drives on the | right |
| Madeira | drives on the | right |
| Malawi | drives on the | left |
| Malaysia | drives on the | left |
| Maldives | drives on the | left |
| Mali | drives on the | right |
| Malta | drives on the | left |
| Marshall Islands | drive on the | right |
| Martinique (French overseas department) | drives on the | right |
| Mauritania | drives on the | right |
| Mauritius | drives on the | left |
| Mayotte (French overseas department) | drives on the | right |
| Mexico | drives on the | right |
| Micronesia (officially: Federated States of Micronesia) | drives on the | right |
| Moldova | drives on the | right |
| Monaco | drives on the | right |
| Mongolia | drives on the | right |
| Montenegro | drives on the | right |
| Montserrat | drives on the | left |
| Morocco | drives on the | right |
| Mozambique | drives on the | left |
| Myanmar (formerly Burma) | drives on the | right |
| Namibia | drives on the | left |
| Nauru | drives on the | left |
| Nepal | drives on the | left |
| Netherlands | drives on the | right |
| New Caledonia (French overseas collectivity) | drives on the | right |
| New Zealand | drives on the | left |
| Nicaragua | drives on the | right |
| Niger | drives on the | right |
| Nigeria | drives on the | right |
| Niue | drives on the | left |
| Norfolk Island | drives on the | left |
| North Cyprus (unrecognised, self-declared state) | drives on the | left |
| North Korea | drives on the | right |
| North Macedonia | drives on the | right |
| Northern Ireland | drives on the | left |
| Northern Mariana Islands | drive on the | right |
| Norway | drives on the | right |
| Oman | drives on the | right |
| Pakistan | drives on the | left |
| Palau | drives on the | right |
| Palestine | drives on the | right |
| Panama | drives on the | right |
| Papua New Guinea | drives on the | left |
| Paraguay | drives on the | right |
| Peru | drives on the | right |
| Philippines | drives on the | right |
| Pitcairn Islands | drive on the | left |
| Poland | drives on the | right |
| Portugal | drives on the | right |
| Puerto Rico | drives on the | right |
| Qatar | drives on the | right |
| Réunion (French overseas department) | drives on the | right |
| Romania | drives on the | right |
| Russia (officially the Russian Federation) | drives on the | right |
| Rwanda | drives on the | right |
| Saba | drives on the | right |
| Saint Barthélemy (French overseas collectivity, informally also referred to as Saint Barth’s or Saint Barts) | drives on the | right |
| Saint Helena | drives on the | left |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis (officially the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis) | drives on the | left |
| Saint Lucia | drives on the | left |
| Saint Martin (French overseas collectivity) | drives on the | right |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon (French overseas collectivity) | drives on the | right |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | drives on the | left |
| Samoa | drives on the | left |
| San Marino | drives on the | right |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | drives on the | right |
| Saudi Arabia | drives on the | right |
| Scotland | drives on the | left |
| Senegal | drives on the | right |
| Serbia | drives on the | right |
| Seychelles | drives on the | left |
| Sierra Leone | drives on the | right |
| Singapore | drives on the | left |
| Sint Eustatius | drives on the | right |
| Sint Maarten | drives on the | right |
| Slovakia | drives on the | right |
| Slovenia | drives on the | right |
| Solomon Islands | drive on the | left |
| Somalia | drives on the | right |
| Somaliland (unrecognised, self-declared state) | drives on the | right |
| South Africa | drives on the | left |
| South Korea | drives on the | right |
| South Sudan | drives on the | right |
| Spain | drives on the | right |
| Sri Lanka | drives on the | left |
| Sudan | drives on the | right |
| Suriname (Surinam) | drives on the | left |
| Swaziland | drives on the | left |
| Sweden | drives on the | right |
| Switzerland | drives on the | right |
| Syria | drives on the | right |
| Tahiti (the largest island in French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France) | drives on the | right |
| Taiwan | drives on the | right |
| Tajikistan | drives on the | right |
| Tanzania | drives on the | left |
| Thailand | drives on the | left |
| Togo | drives on the | right |
| Tokelau | drives on the | left |
| Tonga | drives on the | left |
| Trinidad and Tobago | drives on the | left |
| Tunisia | drives on the | right |
| Turkey | drives on the | right |
| Turkmenistan | drives on the | right |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | drive on the | left |
| Tuvalu | drives on the | left |
| Uganda | drives on the | left |
| Ukraine | drives on the | right |
| United Arab Emirates (UAE) | drives on the | right |
| United Kingdom (UK) | drives on the | left |
| United States of America (USA) | drives on the | right |
| United States Virgin Islands | drive on the | left |
| Uruguay | drives on the | right |
| Uzbekistan | drives on the | right |
| Vanuatu | drives on the | right |
| Vatican City | drives on the | right |
| Venezuela | drives on the | right |
| Vietnam | drives on the | right |
| Virgin Islands (British) | drive on the | left |
| Virgin Islands (USA) | drive on the | left |
| Wales | drives on the | left |
| Wallis and Futuna (French overseas collectivity) | drives on the | right |
| West Bank | drives on the | right |
| Western Sahara | drives on the | right |
| Yemen | drives on the | right |
| Zambia | drives on the | left |
| Zimbabwe | drives on the | left |
