Where do people still drive on the right? The map of countries that go “against traffic”

In Italyas in most countries in the world, the driver sits on the left of the carAnd driving takes place in the right lane. An established practice which however only applies to 70% of motorists in the world. There is in fact a remaining 30% who drives “against traffic” compared to our standards, therefore with the driver sitting in the right front seat and driving in the freest lane on the left. A difference that causes quite a few headaches both in the production phase of the cars and for travelers who may find themselves driving in a totally different way compared to how they have always been used to, and which becomes critical in some particular border areas, where special intersections are set up to facilitate reversal of the direction of travel. Here is the complete map of Countries that in 2025 they drive on the lefton all continents.

Europe

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On our continent there are few nations where people drive on the left. The best known example is of course the United Kingdom in its entirety, therefore including Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, plus its external territories, such as the Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey. The exception is Gibraltar, where people drive on the right. Beyond the United Kingdom, people also drive on the left in Europe Irelanda Malta and on the island of Cyprusincluding the Turkish part.

• United Kingdom
• Ireland
• Malta
• Cyprus
• Territories: Isle of Man, Jersey, Guernsey

Asia

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There are many Asian countries where people drive in the left lane. The best known example is obviously that of Japanto which are added several former colonies and protectorates of the United Kingdom, such as India And Bangladeshbut not all: in Myanmar, for example, people now drive on the right. However, the special administrative regions also go “against the flow” of our standards Macau And Hong Kongwhich must therefore be connected to Mainland China via special intersections that allow the direction of travel to be automatically reversed. Even though they were never English colonies, people also drive on the left in Thailand, Indonesia and East Timor.

• Bangladesh
• Bhutan
• Brunei
• Japan
• Hong Kong
• India
• Indonesia
• Macau
• Malaysia
• Maldives
• Nepal
• Pakistan
• Singapore
• Sri Lanka
• Thailand
• East Timor

America

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The vast majority of North American and South American motorists drive on the right. In fact, those traveling on the left-hand road are mainly small states Central Americasuch as the Bahamas and Barbados. Below the Strait of Panama, you are on the left only in two countries, the Suriname and the Guyana. This also happens in several of the UK’s overseas territories, such as the Falkland Islands off Argentina or the Cayman Islands in the Caribbean.

• Antigua and Barbuda
• Bahamas
• Barbados
• Dominica
• Jamaica
• Grenada
• Guyana
• Saint Kitts and Nevis
• Saint Lucia
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
• Suriname (mainland South America, former Dutch colony)
• Trinidad and Tobago
• Territories: Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Turks and Caicos.

Africa

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Even in Africa, most of the countries where people drive on the left are former English colonies or protectorates. These include for example Botswana, Kenya And South Africaall with a past linked to the United Kingdom. Only two states are the exception: Mozambique and the Namibia. The first was a Portuguese colony, which switched to left-hand driving to conform to all the countries it borders, while Namibia was originally a German colony, then administered by South Africa and therefore switched to left-hand driving.

• Botswana
• Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)
• Kenya
• Lesotho
• Malawi
• Mauritius
• Mozambique (Former Portuguese colony, but surrounded by left-hand drive countries)
• Namibia
• Seychelles
• South Africa
• Tanzania
• Uganda
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe
• Territories: Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha.

Oceania

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In Oceania, driving on the left is the norm in almost all countries. Among these there are of course Australia And New Zealandplus almost all the islands part of the continent. Among these also the Samoawhich switched to left-hand driving only in 2009 to conform to its neighbors. On the islands linked to France or the United States, such as New Caledonia and Guam, traffic travels on the right side.

• Australia
• Fiji
• Kiribati
• Nauru
• New Zealand
• Papua New Guinea
• Solomon Islands
• Samoa
• Tonga
• Tuvalu
• Territories: Cook Islands, Niue, Tokelau, Pitcairn Islands, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Norfolk Island.