Here is a comprehensive list of countries around the world that drive on either the right or left side of the road. This information is presented visually through a world map, with green-colored countries indicating right-side driving and orange-colored countries indicating left-side driving.
Right-Driving Countries:
The majority of countries, including the United States of America, Latin American nations, and European countries, drive on the right-hand side of the road. This is reflected in the design of their vehicles, where the driver's seat is positioned on the left-hand side. This arrangement allows for better visibility and easier access to the road, especially in countries with higher traffic volumes and faster speeds.
Left-Driving Countries:
Conversely, many former British colonies, with some exceptions, drive on the left side of the road. This includes countries like the United Kingdom, Australia, India, and others. In these countries, the driver's seat is located on the right-hand side of the vehicle. This tradition originated during the colonial era and has been retained in many of these countries even after independence.
Right-hand driving countries (the driver sits at the right seater and the car runs on the left of the road): Kenya、Uganda、Tanzania、Zambia、Malawi、Mozambique、Zimbabwe、Namibia、Botswana、South Africa、Guyana、Suriname、Jamaica、Bahamas、United Kingdom、Ireland、Pakistan、India、Nepal、Bhutan、Bangladesh、Sri Lanka、Thailand、Malaysia、Indonesia、Papua New Guinea、Australia、New Zealand
The list of left-driving countries is not limited to former British colonies; some other countries have also adopted this driving practice for various reasons. However, the overwhelming majority of countries globally drive on the right-hand side of the road.
In summary, the distribution of right- and left-driving countries around the world is a reflection of historical, cultural, and colonial influences. Whether driving on the right or left, it is crucial for drivers to adhere to the traffic rules and regulations of their respective countries to ensure road safety and smooth traffic flow.
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
Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) drives on the left
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 (officially: Eswatini) 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
