Country directory

EV charging by country.

Pick a country to see stations, networks, pricing context, and incentives. Filter by region, search by name or ISO code.

206,932 stationsacross 52 indexed of 250 countries

52 indexed · 198 pending

North America3

Asia14

Oceania2

South America3

Africa1

South Africa524

Not yet indexed198· countries OCM has not published station data for

Afghanistan
Aland Islands
Albania
Algeria
American Samoa
Andorra
Angola
Anguilla
Antarctica
Antigua And Barbuda
Armenia
Aruba
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bolivia, Plurinational State Of
Bonaire, Saint Eustatius And Saba
Bosnia And Herzegovina
Botswana
Bouvet Island
British Indian Ocean Territory
Brunei Darussalam
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Cayman Islands
Central African Republic
Chad
Christmas Island
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Colombia
Comoros
Congo
Congo, Democratic Republic Of The
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Cote D'Ivoire
Cuba
Curacao
Cyprus
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
Faroe Islands
Fiji
French Guiana
French Polynesia
French Southern Territories
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greenland
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guam
Guatemala
Guernsey
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Heard Island And Mcdonald Islands
Holy See (Vatican City State)
Honduras
Indonesia
Iran, Islamic Republic Of
Iraq
Isle Of Man
Jamaica
Jersey
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Korea, Democratic People's Rep.
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Liechtenstein
Macao
Macedonia
Madagascar
Malawi
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Martinique
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mayotte
Micronesia, Federated States Of
Moldova, Republic Of
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Montserrat
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
New Caledonia
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Niue
Norfolk Island
Northern Mariana Islands
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Palestinian Territory, Occupied
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Pitcairn
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Reunion
Russian Federation
Rwanda
Saint Barthelemy
Saint Helena
Saint Kitts And Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Martin (French Part)
Saint Pierre And Miquelon
Saint Vincent And The Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome And Principe
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Sint Maarten (Dutch Part)
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Georgia
South Sudan
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Svalbard And Jan Mayen
Swaziland
Syrian Arab Republic
Tajikistan
Tanzania, United Republic Of
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tokelau
Tonga
Trinidad And Tobago
Tunisia
Turkmenistan
Turks And Caicos Islands
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
United States Minor Outlying Islands
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic Of
Virgin Islands, British
Virgin Islands, U.S.
Wallis And Futuna
Western Sahara
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe

Understanding public EV charging

What public charging actually means

Public charging is any point you can plug into away from your own driveway, from a lamppost socket on a residential street to a motorway hub with a dozen ultra-rapid units. The split that matters most is AC versus DC. AC charging relies on the car's onboard converter and tops out at modest speeds, which is why it suits long dwell times like overnight or a working day. DC charging converts the power before it reaches the battery, so it delivers far more kWh per minute. The market sorts charging stations into four rough bands: slow (a few kW), fast (around 7 to 22 kW), rapid (roughly 50 kW), and ultra (150 kW and beyond). Knowing which band a point belongs to tells you how long you will realistically sit there, which is the number that actually shapes your day.

What changes from one country to the next

Public charging looks different the moment you cross a border. Each country has its own dominant networks, so the apps, RFID cards and pricing you relied on at home may not be the ones drivers use elsewhere. The connector mix shifts too. Most of Europe standardises on CCS Combo 2 and Type 2, North America is moving toward Tesla's NACS alongside CCS, and other regions still lean on CHAdeMO or China's GB/T. Pricing is quoted in the local currency and can be billed per kWh, per minute, per session, or a blend, and idle fees vary widely. Grid strength and rollout maturity differ as well, which shapes how dense rapid charging is and how reliable it tends to be. Comparing charging by country before a trip saves a lot of roadside guessing.

Where people actually charge in practice

Most EV charging never happens at a fast charger. Drivers with off-street parking do the bulk of it at home overnight, usually on a 7 kW wallbox, because the electricity is cheapest and the car is sitting idle anyway. Workplace charging covers people who park all day, and destination charging at hotels, supermarkets and car parks tops the battery up while you do something else. Public on-street points fill the gap for anyone without a driveway. Rapid and ultra-rapid charging is the exception rather than the rule. It earns its keep on long journeys, where you want to add a few hundred kilometres of range over a coffee break. Thinking in four buckets (home, workplace, destination and en-route) makes planning far simpler and tells you which charging speed you actually need.

Using coverage data to plan trips

Coverage data turns a vague worry about range into a concrete plan. Before a long drive, look at where rapid and ultra charging stations cluster along your route, not just how many exist in a region, because a dense city count means little on a quiet rural corridor. Check the power each site offers in kW, how many stalls it has, and which networks run it, so you arrive knowing your connector and payment method will work. For cross-border trips this matters even more. Line up the networks, connector types and pricing on both sides in advance, and keep a backup stop in mind in case one site is busy or offline. Reliable public charging on a journey comes down to good information, gathered before you set off rather than at the plug.