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Speed Limits by Country
Default speed limits for cars in 176 countries — on motorways, outside towns and in built-up areas. Germany is the only country with long stretches of motorway (autobahn) without a general speed limit; the highest posted limit is 140 km/h in Bulgaria, Kazakhstan and Poland.
176
Countries with data
140 km/h
Highest posted limit
118 km/h
Average motorway limit
12
Countries using mph
- No general limit
- 130 km/h and more
- 110–129 km/h
- 90–109 km/h
- Under 90 km/h
Speed limits in every country, fastest first
| Rank | Country | Top limit | Motorway | Outside towns | In towns | Continent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany |
No limit | 100 km/h | 50 km/h | Europe | |
| 2 |  Bulgaria |
140 | 140 km/h | 90 km/h | 50 km/h | Europe |
| 2 |  Kazakhstan |
140 | 140 km/h | 110 km/h | 60 km/h | Asia |
| 2 |  Poland |
140 | 140 km/h | 90 km/h | 50 km/h | Europe |
| 5 |  Argentina |
130 | 130 km/h | 110 km/h | 60 km/h | Americas |
| 5 |  Austria |
130 | 130 km/h | 100 km/h | 50 km/h | Europe |
| 5 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
130 | 130 km/h | 80 km/h | 50 km/h | Europe |
| 5 |  Croatia |
130 | 130 km/h | 90 km/h | 50 km/h | Europe |
| 5 |  Czechia |
130 | 130 km/h | 90 km/h | 50 km/h | Europe |
| 5 |  Denmark |
130 | 130 km/h | 80 km/h | 50 km/h | Europe |
| 5 |  France |
130 | 130 km/h | 80 km/h | 50 km/h | Europe |
| 5 |  Greece |
130 | 130 km/h | 90 km/h | 50 km/h | Europe |
| 5 |  Hungary |
130 | 130 km/h | 90 km/h | 50 km/h | Europe |
| 5 |  Kosovo |
130 | 130 km/h | 80 km/h | 50 km/h | Europe |
| 5 |  Lithuania |
130 | 130 km/h | 90 km/h | 50 km/h | Europe |
| 5 |  Luxembourg |
130 | 130 km/h | 90 km/h | 50 km/h | Europe |
| 5 |  Netherlands |
130 | 130 km/h | 80 km/h | 50 km/h | Europe |
| 5 |  North Macedonia |
130 | 130 km/h | 90 km/h | 50 km/h | Europe |
| 5 |  Pakistan |
130 | 130 km/h | 70 km/h | 55 km/h | Asia |
| 5 |  Romania |
130 | 130 km/h | 90 km/h | 50 km/h | Europe |
| 5 |  Slovakia |
130 | 130 km/h | 90 km/h | 50 km/h | Europe |
| 5 |  Slovenia |
130 | 130 km/h | 90 km/h | 50 km/h | Europe |
| 5 |  Ukraine |
130 | 130 km/h | 90 km/h | 50 km/h | Europe |
| 24 |  Andorra |
120 | 120 km/h | 60 km/h | 50 km/h | Europe |
| 24 |  Angola |
120 | 120 km/h | 90 km/h | 60 km/h | Africa |
| 24 |  Belgium |
120 | 120 km/h | 70 km/h (70–90) | 50 km/h (30–50) | Europe |
| 24 |  Cape Verde |
120 | 120 km/h | 90 km/h | 50 km/h | Africa |
| 24 |  China |
120 | 120 km/h | 70 km/h | 50 km/h | Asia |
| 24 |  Colombia |
120 | 120 km/h | 90 km/h | 50 km/h | Americas |
| 24 |  Côte d'Ivoire |
120 | 120 km/h | 110 km/h | 70 km/h | Africa |
| 24 |  DR Congo |
120 | 120 km/h | 90 km/h | 60 km/h | Africa |
| 24 |  India |
120 | 120 km/h | 70 km/h | 70 km/h | Asia |
| 24 |  Ireland |
120 | 120 km/h | 80 km/h | 50 km/h | Europe |
| 24 |  Jordan |
120 | — | 120 km/h | 90 km/h | Asia |
| 24 |  Lesotho |
120 | 120 km/h | 100 km/h | 60 km/h | Africa |
| 24 |  Mozambique |
120 | — | 120 km/h | 60 km/h | Africa |
| 24 |  Namibia |
120 | 120 km/h | 100 km/h | 60 km/h | Africa |
| 24 |  Panama |
120 | 120 km/h | 100 km/h | 40 km/h | Americas |
| 24 |  Portugal |
120 | 120 km/h | 90 km/h | 50 km/h | Europe |
| 24 |  Qatar |
120 | — | 120 km/h | 100 km/h | Asia |
| 24 |  Saudi Arabia |
120 | — | 120 km/h | 50 km/h | Asia |
| 24 |  Serbia |
120 | 120 km/h | 80 km/h | 50 km/h | Europe |
| 24 |  South Africa |
120 | 120 km/h | 100 km/h | 60 km/h | Africa |
| 24 |  Spain |
120 | 120 km/h | 90 km/h | 30 km/h | Europe |
| 24 |  Switzerland |
120 | 120 km/h | 80 km/h | 50 km/h | Europe |
| 24 |  Timor-Leste |
120 | 120 km/h | 90 km/h | 50 km/h | Asia |
| 24 |  Türkiye |
120 | 120 km/h | 90 km/h | 50 km/h | Asia |
| 24 |  United Arab Emirates |
120 | 120 km/h | 100 km/h | — | Asia |
| 24 |  Vietnam |
120 | 120 km/h | 80 km/h | 60 km/h | Asia |
| 50 |  United Kingdom |
70mph | 70 mph | 60 mph | 30 mph | Europe |
| 50 |  United States |
SPEED LIMIT70 | 70 mph (55–80) | 55 mph (20–80) | 25 mph (25–35) | Americas |
| 52 |  Bangladesh |
112 | — | 112 km/h | 112 km/h | Asia |
| 53 |  Albania |
110 | 110 km/h | 80 km/h | 40 km/h | Europe |
| 53 |  Armenia |
110 | 110 km/h | 90 km/h | 60 km/h | Europe |
| 53 |  Azerbaijan |
110 | 110 km/h | 90 km/h | 60 km/h | Europe |
| 53 |  Belarus |
110 | 110 km/h | 90 km/h | 60 km/h | Europe |
| 53 |  Benin |
110 | 110 km/h | 90 km/h | 50 km/h | Africa |
| 53 |  Cameroon |
110 | — | 110 km/h | 60 km/h | Africa |
| 53 |  Central African Republic |
110 | — | 110 km/h | 60 km/h | Africa |
| 53 |  Chad |
110 | — | 110 km/h | 60 km/h | Africa |
| 53 |  Equatorial Guinea |
110 | — | 110 km/h | 60 km/h | Africa |
| 53 |  Gabon |
110 | — | 110 km/h | 60 km/h | Africa |
| 53 |  Georgia |
110 | 110 km/h | 90 km/h | 60 km/h | Europe |
| 53 |  Israel |
110 | 110 km/h | 80 km/h | 50 km/h | Asia |
| 53 |  Kenya |
110 | — | 100 km/h | 50 km/h | Africa |
| 53 |  Kyrgyzstan |
110 | 110 km/h | 90 km/h | 60 km/h | Asia |
| 53 |  Latvia |
110 | — | 90 km/h | 50 km/h | Europe |
| 53 |  Moldova |
110 | — | 90 km/h | 50 km/h | Europe |
| 53 |  Norway |
110 | 110 km/h | 80 km/h | 50 km/h | Europe |
| 53 |  Palestine |
110 | 110 km/h | 80 km/h | 50 km/h | Asia |
| 53 |  Paraguay |
110 | — | 110 km/h | 50 km/h | Americas |
| 53 |  Republic of the Congo |
110 | — | 110 km/h | 60 km/h | Africa |
| 53 |  Russia |
110 | 110 km/h | 90 km/h | 60 km/h | Europe |
| 53 |  Senegal |
110 | 110 km/h | 90 km/h | — | Africa |
| 53 |  Sweden |
110 | 110 km/h | 70 km/h | 50 km/h | Europe |
| 53 |  Tanzania |
110 | — | 110 km/h | 50 km/h | Africa |
| 53 |  Tunisia |
110 | 110 km/h | 90 km/h | 50 km/h | Africa |
| 78 |  Australia |
100 | — | 100 km/h | 50 km/h | Oceania |
| 78 |  Bahrain |
100 | — | 100 km/h | 60 km/h | Asia |
| 78 |  Botswana |
100 | — | 100 km/h | 60 km/h | Africa |
| 78 |  Brazil |
100 | — | 100 km/h | 80 km/h | Americas |
| 78 |  Burundi |
100 | — | 80 km/h | 50 km/h | Africa |
| 78 |  Cambodia |
100 | — | 100 km/h | 60 km/h | Asia |
| 78 |  Chile |
100 | — | 100 km/h | 50 km/h | Americas |
| 78 |  Cuba |
100 | 100 km/h | 90 km/h | 50 km/h | Americas |
| 78 |  Cyprus |
100 | 100 km/h | 80 km/h | 50 km/h | Europe |
| 78 |  Ecuador |
100 | — | 100 km/h | 50 km/h | Americas |
| 78 |  Eritrea |
100 | — | 100 km/h | 60 km/h | Africa |
| 78 |  Eswatini |
100 | — | 100 km/h | 100 km/h | Africa |
| 78 |  Ghana |
100 | 100 km/h | 90 km/h | 50 km/h | Africa |
| 78 |  Guatemala |
100 | 100 km/h | 60 km/h | 60 km/h | Americas |
| 78 |  Indonesia |
100 | 100 km/h | 80 km/h | 50 km/h | Asia |
| 78 |  Iraq |
100 | — | 100 km/h | 60 km/h | Asia |
| 78 |  Japan |
100 | 100 km/h | 60 km/h | 60 km/h | Asia |
| 78 |  Mauritania |
100 | — | 100 km/h | 80 km/h | Africa |
| 78 |  Morocco |
100 | — | 100 km/h | 60 km/h | Africa |
| 78 |  New Zealand |
100 | — | 100 km/h | 50 km/h | Oceania |
| 78 |  Nigeria |
100 | 100 km/h | 80 km/h | 50 km/h | Africa |
| 78 |  Papua New Guinea |
100 | — | 100 km/h | 60 km/h | Oceania |
| 78 |  Philippines |
100 | 100 km/h | 40 km/h | 30 km/h | Asia |
| 78 |  Thailand |
100 | — | 90 km/h | 80 km/h | Asia |
| 78 |  Uzbekistan |
100 | — | 100 km/h | 70 km/h | Asia |
| 78 |  Zambia |
100 | — | 100 km/h | 40 km/h | Africa |
| 104 |  Iran |
95 | — | 95 km/h | 60 km/h | Asia |
| 105 |  Afghanistan |
90 | — | 90 km/h | 90 km/h | Asia |
| 105 |  Burkina Faso |
90 | — | 90 km/h | 50 km/h | Africa |
| 105 |  Egypt |
90 | — | 90 km/h | 60 km/h | Africa |
| 105 |  El Salvador |
90 | — | 90 km/h | 50 km/h | Americas |
| 105 |  Estonia |
90 | — | 90 km/h | 50 km/h | Europe |
| 105 |  Italy |
90 | — | 90 km/h | 50 km/h | Europe |
| 105 |  Laos |
90 | — | 90 km/h | 40 km/h | Asia |
| 105 |  Malaysia |
90 | — | 90 km/h | 90 km/h | Asia |
| 105 |  Mali |
90 | — | 90 km/h | 50 km/h | Africa |
| 105 |  Niger |
90 | — | 90 km/h | 50 km/h | Africa |
| 105 |  Sao Tome and Principe |
90 | — | 90 km/h | 50 km/h | Africa |
| 105 |  Sudan |
90 | — | 90 km/h | 50 km/h | Africa |
| 105 |  Tajikistan |
90 | — | 90 km/h | 60 km/h | Asia |
| 105 |  Turkmenistan |
90 | — | 90 km/h | 60 km/h | Asia |
| 105 |  Uruguay |
90 | — | 90 km/h | 45 km/h | Americas |
| 105 |  Venezuela |
90 | 90 km/h | 70 km/h | 40 km/h | Americas |
| 121 |  Belize |
88 | — | 88 km/h | 40 km/h | Americas |
| 122 |  Libya |
85 | — | 85 km/h | 50 km/h | Africa |
| 123 |  Bolivia |
80 | — | 80 km/h | 40 km/h | Americas |
| 123 |  Canada |
80 | — | 80 km/h (50–100) | 50 km/h | Americas |
| 123 |  Fiji |
80 | — | 80 km/h | 50 km/h | Oceania |
| 123 |  Finland |
80 | — | 80 km/h | 50 km/h | Europe |
| 123 |  Guinea-Bissau |
80 | — | 80 km/h | 50 km/h | Africa |
| 123 |  Iceland |
80 | — | 80 km/h | 50 km/h | Europe |
| 123 |  Jamaica |
80 | — | 80 km/h | 48 km/h | Americas |
| 123 |  Kuwait |
80 | — | 80 km/h | 45 km/h | Asia |
| 123 |  Liechtenstein |
80 | — | 80 km/h | 50 km/h | Europe |
| 123 |  Malawi |
80 | — | 80 km/h | 50 km/h | Africa |
| 123 |  Malta |
80 | — | 80 km/h | 50 km/h | Europe |
| 123 |  Mexico |
80 | — | 80 km/h | 50 km/h | Americas |
| 123 |  Mongolia |
80 | — | 80 km/h | 60 km/h | Asia |
| 123 |  Montenegro |
80 | — | 80 km/h | 50 km/h | Europe |
| 123 |  Myanmar |
SPEED LIMIT50 | — | 50 mph | 30 mph | Asia |
| 123 |  Nepal |
80 | — | 80 km/h | 40 km/h | Asia |
| 123 |  Rwanda |
80 | — | 80 km/h | 40 km/h | Africa |
| 123 |  Seychelles |
80 | — | 80 km/h | — | Africa |
| 123 |  South Korea |
80 | 80 km/h | 60 km/h | 50 km/h | Asia |
| 123 |  Suriname |
80 | — | 80 km/h | 40 km/h | Americas |
| 123 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
80 | — | 80 km/h | 50 km/h | Americas |
| 123 |  Uganda |
80 | — | 80 km/h | 50 km/h | Africa |
| 123 |  Zimbabwe |
80 | — | 80 km/h | 60 km/h | Africa |
| 146 |  Bahamas |
SPEED LIMIT45 | — | 45 mph | 25 mph | Americas |
| 146 |  Liberia |
SPEED LIMIT45 | — | 45 mph | 25 mph | Africa |
| 148 |  Ethiopia |
70 | — | 70 km/h | 60 km/h | Africa |
| 148 |  Lebanon |
70 | — | 70 km/h | 50 km/h | Asia |
| 148 |  San Marino |
70 | — | 70 km/h | 70 km/h | Europe |
| 148 |  Sri Lanka |
70 | — | 70 km/h | 50 km/h | Asia |
| 148 |  Tonga |
70 | — | 70 km/h | 50 km/h | Oceania |
| 153 |  Antigua and Barbuda |
SPEED LIMIT40 | — | 40 mph | 20 mph | Americas |
| 153 |  Grenada |
SPEED LIMIT40 | — | 40 mph | 20 mph | Americas |
| 153 |  Guyana |
SPEED LIMIT40 | — | 40 mph | 30 mph | Americas |
| 153 |  Marshall Islands |
SPEED LIMIT40 | — | 40 mph | 25 mph | Oceania |
| 153 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis |
SPEED LIMIT40 | — | 40 mph | 20 mph | Americas |
| 158 |  Barbados |
60 | — | 60 km/h | 80 km/h | Americas |
| 158 |  Costa Rica |
60 | — | 60 km/h | 50 km/h | Americas |
| 158 |  Dominican Republic |
60 | — | 60 km/h | 35 km/h | Americas |
| 158 |  Kiribati |
60 | — | 60 km/h | 40 km/h | Oceania |
| 158 |  Macau |
60 | — | 60 km/h | — | Asia |
| 158 |  Mauritius |
60 | — | 60 km/h | 90 km/h | Africa |
| 158 |  Nicaragua |
60 | — | 60 km/h | 45 km/h | Americas |
| 158 |  Peru |
60 | — | 60 km/h | 40 km/h | Americas |
| 166 |  Samoa |
SPEED LIMIT35 | — | 35 mph | 25 mph | Oceania |
| 167 |  Bhutan |
50 | — | 50 km/h | 30 km/h | Asia |
| 167 |  Hong Kong |
50 | — | 50 km/h | — | Asia |
| 167 |  Monaco |
50 | — | 50 km/h | — | Europe |
| 167 |  Nauru |
50 | — | 50 km/h | — | Oceania |
| 167 |  Singapore |
50 | — | 50 km/h | 70 km/h | Asia |
| 167 |  Taiwan |
50 | — | 50 km/h | — | Asia |
| 173 |  Micronesia |
SPEED LIMIT25 | — | 25 mph | 20 mph | Oceania |
| 173 |  Tuvalu |
40 | — | 40 km/h | — | Oceania |
| 175 |  Maldives |
30 | — | 30 km/h | 30 km/h | Asia |
| 176 |  Saint Lucia |
24 | — | 24 km/h | 24 km/h | Americas |
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Data: OpenStreetMap wiki — Default speed limits (CC BY-SA 2.0), WHO Global Health Observatory where the wiki has no data. Default limits for cars; posted signs always take priority.
Autobahn: is there no speed limit in Germany?
Germany has no general speed limit on much of its autobahn network. A recommended speed (Richtgeschwindigkeit) of 130 km/h applies, and many sections have posted limits — near cities, at junctions, in roadworks and in bad weather. Cars towing a trailer are limited to 80 km/h. Outside towns the limit is 100 km/h and in built-up areas 50 km/h. Germany's road rules →
The highest speed limits in the world
Apart from the German autobahn, the highest general limit is 140 km/h on motorways in Bulgaria, Kazakhstan and Poland. 22 countries allow 130 km/h or more on motorways — most of them in Europe.
The lowest limits
Saint Lucia (24 km/h), Maldives (30 km/h), Tuvalu (40 km/h), Micronesia (25 mph) and Taiwan (50 km/h) have the lowest top speed limits — usually small countries or islands without motorways.
Kilometres or miles?
12 countries post speed limits in miles per hour, including United Kingdom, United States, Myanmar, Bahamas, Liberia and Antigua and Barbuda. 70 mph is about 113 km/h and 55 mph about 89 km/h.
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Frequently asked questions
Which country has the highest speed limit?
Germany: much of the autobahn has no general limit (130 km/h is recommended). The highest posted limit is 140 km/h in Bulgaria, Kazakhstan and Poland.
Is there a speed limit on the autobahn?
Not on every section. Germany has no general motorway limit — 130 km/h is recommended, and signs set limits on busy, urban and dangerous stretches.
What is the average motorway speed limit?
About 118 km/h across the 70 countries with a motorway limit in our data; 120 and 130 km/h are the most common.
Which countries use miles per hour?
United Kingdom, United States, Myanmar, Bahamas, Liberia, Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, Guyana, Marshall Islands, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa and Micronesia.