Countries

The 31 written guides on this site, grouped by country, plus what to expect from coverage in different parts of the world.

How coverage actually varies

It is easy to assume Street View is everywhere. It is not. The imagery is dense and current across Western Europe, North America, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand, where most public roads have been driven and major cities are reshot every few years.

Elsewhere it thins out quickly. A lot of countries have their capital and one or two other cities and very little in between. Some have nothing, for reasons ranging from mapping restrictions to the practical difficulty of driving a camera car down the roads that exist.

The other thing that varies is what was captured on foot. Trekker coverage, where somebody walked with a backpack camera, is what gets you into pedestrian streets, parks, temple approaches and coastal paths. Japan and Italy have unusually good trekker coverage; many countries have almost none, which is why their cities feel like roads rather than places.

Common questions

What countries have Google Street View?

Well over one hundred, though coverage varies enormously. Western Europe, North America, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand are close to complete on public roads. Much of Africa, Central Asia and the Middle East has major cities only, and a small number of countries have no coverage at all.

Why do some countries have no Street View?

Usually law or logistics. Some countries restrict photographic mapping on privacy or security grounds, and others simply have not been driven yet because the road network is difficult or the demand is low. Where a country is missing, neighbouring ones often are not.

Does coverage change over time?

Constantly. Google reshoots major cities every few years and adds new regions regularly, and the historical imagery feature lets you step back through earlier passes in places that have been captured more than once.