Google Maps / Waze

How Google Maps / Waze works in each country we track, and the local alternative where it doesn't.

• Brazil🟢Works fine

  Both Google Maps and Waze are widely used and reliable in Brazil.

• Canada🟢Works fine

  Google Maps and Waze are top-ranked; Transit adds excellent real‑time transit data in Canadian cities.

  Use instead: Transit (Canadian app)

• Costa Rica🟢Works fine

  Waze is preferred locally over Google Maps, but both work.

• El Salvador🟢Works fine

  Google Maps and Waze both work well, including for driving the coast and the Ruta de las Flores.

• Hungary🟢Works fine

  Global apps work; local transit and offline map apps popular.

  Use instead: Menetrendek.hu, Mapy.com