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World Left- and Right-Hand Traffic Map In the available data for 236 countries and territories, the largest country groups are Right-hand traffic (165 countries and territories), Left-hand traffic (71 countries and territories). Japan is classified as Left-hand traffic. Data period: Retrieved July 23, 2026. This classifies the usual side used by road vehicles, not rail direction, steering-wheel position, or exceptions on individual roads.
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See which side of the road traffic uses around the world. Coverage: 236 countries and territories. Compare whether road traffic keeps left or right by country. Rail direction and steering-wheel position are excluded.
Japan Left-hand traffic
Japan, Left-hand traffic
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Left-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Cuba: Right-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Zimbabwe: Left-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Botswana: Left-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Namibia: Left-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Senegal: Right-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Mali: Right-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Mauritania: Right-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Benin: Right-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Niger: Right-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Nigeria: Right-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Cameroon: Right-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Togo: Right-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Ghana: Right-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Côte d’Ivoire: Right-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Guinea: Right-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Guinea-Bissau: Right-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Liberia: Right-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Sierra Leone: Right-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Burkina Faso: Right-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Central African Republic: Right-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Republic of the Congo: Right-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Gabon: Right-hand 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Left-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Laos: Right-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Myanmar: Right-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Vietnam: Right-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 North Korea: Right-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 South Korea: Right-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Mongolia: Right-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 India: Left-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Bangladesh: Left-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Bhutan: Left-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Nepal: Left-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Pakistan: Left-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Afghanistan: Right-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Tajikistan: Right-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Kyrgyzstan: Right-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Turkmenistan: Right-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Iran: Right-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Syria: Right-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Armenia: Right-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Sweden: Right-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Belarus: Right-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Ukraine: Right-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Poland: Right-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Austria: 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P1622 Australia: Left-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Sri Lanka: Left-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 China: Right-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Taiwan: Right-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Italy: Right-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Denmark: Right-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 United Kingdom: Left-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Iceland: Right-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Azerbaijan: Right-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Georgia: Right-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Philippines: Right-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Malaysia: Left-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Brunei: Left-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Slovenia: Right-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Finland: Right-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Slovakia: Right-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Czechia: Right-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Eritrea: Right-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Japan: Left-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Paraguay: Right-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Yemen: Right-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Saudi Arabia: Right-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Antarctica: No data N. Cyprus: No data Cyprus: Left-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Morocco: Right-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Egypt: Right-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Libya: Right-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Ethiopia: Right-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Djibouti: Right-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Somaliland: No data Uganda: Left-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Rwanda: Right-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Bosnia and Herzegovina: Right-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 North Macedonia: Right-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Serbia: Right-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Montenegro: Right-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Kosovo: No data Trinidad and Tobago: Left-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 South Sudan: Right-hand traffic Wikidata P1622 Japan Russia Canada United States China Brazil Australia India Argentina Kazakhstan Algeria Democratic Republic of the Congo Saudi Arabia Mexico Indonesia Sudan Iran Mongolia Peru South Africa Angola Mali Colombia Ethiopia Bolivia Greenland Nigeria Türkiye Namibia France Norway Ukraine Madagascar Thailand Uzbekistan Paraguay Malaysia New Zealand Philippines United Kingdom Move map ⛶ Expand map+ − Reset
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How to read this This is the side normally used by road vehicles. It does not describe rail traffic, steering-wheel position, or exceptions on individual roads.
Area 377,969 km² World # 63
Population 123,366,734 people World # 12 Did you know? This card summarizes the country's leading category. Definitions, years and coverage vary, so check the breakdown and source notes below.
02 / ABOUT THIS DATA
How to read the World Left- and Right-Hand Traffic Map Coverage: 236 countries and territories. Compare whether road traffic keeps left or right by country. Rail direction and steering-wheel position are excluded.
Coverage 236 countries and territories
Largest country groups Right-hand traffic (165), Left-hand traffic (71)
Japan’s position Left-hand traffic
Data period Retrieved July 23, 2026 This classifies the usual side used by road vehicles, not rail direction, steering-wheel position, or exceptions on individual roads.
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