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Which side of the road? Driving side by country

In our data, 140 countries drive on the right and 54 drive on the left. Drivers on the left sit on the right-hand side of the car in most cases, and the other way round. This page lists every country by driving side, taken from Wikipedia’s “Left- and right-hand traffic” and Wikidata, shown only where both agree. Data checked 2026-10-27.

Countries that drive on the left (54)

Antigua and Barbuda Australia Bahamas Bangladesh Barbados Bhutan Botswana Brunei Cyprus Dominica Eswatini Fiji Grenada Guyana India Indonesia Ireland Jamaica Japan Kenya Kiribati Lesotho Malawi Malaysia Maldives Malta Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Nauru Nepal New Zealand Pakistan Papua New Guinea Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa Seychelles Singapore Solomon Islands South Africa Sri Lanka Suriname Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tuvalu Uganda United Kingdom Zambia Zimbabwe

Countries that drive on the right (140)

Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Angola Argentina Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Bahrain Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Czechia Denmark Djibouti Dominican Republic DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland Iran Iraq Italy Ivory Coast Jordan Kazakhstan Kosovo Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Mali Marshall Islands Mauritania Mexico Micronesia Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Myanmar Netherlands Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Korea North Macedonia Norway Oman Palau Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Sierra Leone Slovakia Slovenia Somalia South Korea South Sudan Spain Sudan Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Togo Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Ukraine United Arab Emirates United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican City Venezuela Vietnam Yemen

Tips for renting a car abroad

Check that you hold the licence or International Driving Permit the country asks for, take extra care at roundabouts and junctions in the first hour, and ask the rental desk about local rules on speed limits, child seats and mandatory equipment.

Frequently asked questions

Which countries drive on the left?

54 countries in our data drive on the left, including Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados and Bhutan. The full list is above.

Which side of the road do most countries drive on?

Most countries drive on the right: 140 of the 194 countries in our data.

Do the same countries use left-hand drive cars?

Not always. Which side of the car the driver sits on usually matches the side of the road, but imported vehicles mean some countries have both. Check local rules if you are bringing your own car.

Check before you travel

Data checked 2026-10-27. These facts are compiled from public datasets and are shown only where at least two independent sources agree. GeoKnow is an independent site and is not an official source: rules, plugs, emergency numbers and currencies can change. Before you go, confirm anything important with your government’s travel advice, the destination’s embassy, your airline, hotel or phone provider. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.

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Sources: Plugs, voltage and frequency: Wikipedia “Mains electricity by country” and worldstandards.eu. Driving side: Wikipedia “Left- and right-hand traffic” and Wikidata. Emergency numbers: Wikipedia “List of emergency telephone numbers” and Wikidata. Calling codes: Wikipedia “List of telephone country codes”, Wikidata and REST Countries. Currency: REST Countries and Wikidata. Languages: REST Countries and Wikidata. Time zones: the IANA time zone database, cross-checked against Wikipedia or Wikidata. Tipping: Wikipedia “List of tipping customs by country” (single source, community edited).