This is why Hungary is among the TOP3 where it is the hardest to learn to drive

Different nations, different driving styles; however, few may know that the difficulty of obtaining a driving licence shows great diversity in each country. Fasten your seat belt! Here come the countries where it is the easiest and hardest to learn to drive, the most expensive and craziest driving tests globally.

The easiest to learn to drive

According to the freshly published Global Zutobi Index, among these countries, definitely Mexico takes the palm where legal driving can start from the age of 15. Even more surprising is that in most parts of the country, no practical test is needed.

Learning drivers can sit behind the wheel after passing a theoretical test that has become obligatory only since 2018.

Mexico is followed by Qatar, where learning drivers can sit behind the wheel the earliest in the world, at the age of 14. In addition, they do not have to worry about high costs either as a driving test in Qatar is 26€, less than half the global average of 65€.

Latvia is ranked third. Here the driving test costs even less, only 22€ and enthusiast drivers can start their journey at 16.

The United States has just slipped off the podium, being the fourth country in the ranking with the slightest system of requirements to start driving. Here, just like in the case of all the countries in the TOP5, no driving classes are required before taking the test, and the cost is also lower than the world average, only 100€. Canada follows the US in fifth place with the same requirements and a slightly higher price of taking the test.

The countries where it is hard to sit behind the wheel

In this category, the absolute winner is Croatia. Here, drivers must take at least 85 hours before taking a test. In addition to several medical proofs and aptitude tests, learning drivers must face extreme expensiveness, spending around 804€ to pass their test and obtain their license.

With such high prices, Croatia has also been chosen as the most expensive country to obtain a license, followed by Malaysia (437€) and Andorra (347€).

If you would like to obtain your driving licence quickly, Brazil is not your destination either. In the Latin American country, one can start driving only after taking 60 hours of lessons (45 theoretical and 15 practical), as well as passing medical examinations measuring, among others, the psychological fitness of the driver. And all these tests have a relatively high price, around 184€; based on this, Brazil has been chosen as the second country where it is the most challenging to learn to drive.