🌍 Global gasoline price map (2026)
Think of the world in color bands:
🟢 Ultra-cheap (under ~$1/gallon)
Cluster: North Africa + some Middle East
Libya
Iran
Venezuela
👉 Heavy subsidies → cheapest on Earth (~$0.03/L)
🟡 Cheap ($1–$2.50/gallon)
Cluster: Oil exporters
Kuwait
Algeria
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
👉 Still subsidized, but closer to market pricing
🟠 Lower-mid ($2.50–$4/gallon)
Cluster: Emerging economies
Mexico
Indonesia
Russia
👉 Transition zone between subsidies and taxation
🔵 Mid-range ($3.50–$6/gallon) ← U.S. is here
🇺🇸 United States
Canada
Australia
👉 Around $0.95–$1.00 per liter (~$4/gal)
Key point:
The U.S. is an outlier—rich country, but relatively low gas prices
🔴 Expensive ($6–$10/gallon)
Cluster: Europe + developed Asia
Germany
France
United Kingdom
Japan
👉 High fuel taxes drive prices
⚫ Extreme ($10–$15+/gallon)
Singapore
Hong Kong
👉 Among the highest prices globally
Here’s a true ranking structure from cheapest → most expensive, compressed into meaningful steps:
🥇 Rank ~1–10 (cheapest)
Libya → Iran → Venezuela → Angola → Kuwait → Algeria → Qatar → Turkmenistan → Egypt → Kazakhstan
🥈 Rank ~10–40
Includes:
Saudi Arabia
UAE
Russia
Indonesia
🟡 Rank ~40–90
Includes:
Mexico
Brazil
China
🔵 Rank ~90–130 ✅
Includes:
🇺🇸 United States
Canada
Australia
👉 U.S. sits roughly ~#110 out of ~170 countries
🔴 Rank ~130–170 (most expensive)
Includes:
Germany
UK
France
Netherlands
Switzerland
Singapore
📍 Exact placement of the U.S.
Price: ~$4.00/gallon (2026)
Global average: ~$5.50/gallon equivalent
Rank: lower-cost half globally (~top 65% cheapest)
🧠 What the “map” really shows
Cheapest regions = oil + subsidies
Most expensive = high taxes + imports
The United States sits in a unique position:
Not subsidized like Libya
Not taxed like Europe
→ lands in the middle-lower zone globally