| Suffrage Country profile category: Government |
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

Afghanistan: | NA; previously males 15-50 years of age
Albania: | 18 years of age; universal and compulsory
Algeria: | 18 years of age; universal
American Samoa: | 18 years of age; universal
Andorra: | 18 years of age; universal
Angola: | 18 years of age; universal
Anguilla: | 18 years of age; universal
Antigua and Barbuda: | 18 years of age; universal
Argentina: | 18 years of age; universal and mandatory
Armenia: | 18 years of age; universal
Aruba: | 18 years of age; universal
Australia: | 18 years of age; universal and compulsory
Austria: | 19 years of age; universal; compulsory for presidential elections
Azerbaijan: | 18 years of age; universal
Bahamas, The: | 18 years of age; universal
Bahrain: | none
Bangladesh: | 18 years of age; universal
Barbados: | 18 years of age; universal
Belarus: | 18 years of age; universal
Belgium: | 18 years of age; universal and compulsory
Belize: | 18 years of age; universal
Benin: | 18 years of age; universal
Bermuda: | 18 years of age; universal
Bhutan: | each family has one vote in village-level elections
Bolivia: | 18 years of age, universal and compulsory (married); 21 years of age, universal and compulsory (single)
Bosnia and Herzegovina: | 16 years of age, if employed; 18 years of age, universal
Botswana: | 18 years of age; universal
Brazil: | voluntary between 16 and 18 years of age and over 70; compulsory over 18 and under 70 years of age
British Virgin Islands: | 18 years of age; universal
Brunei: | none
Bulgaria: | 18 years of age; universal
Burkina Faso: | universal
Burma: | 18 years of age; universal
Burundi: | NA years of age; universal adult
Cambodia: | 18 years of age; universal
Cameroon: | 20 years of age; universal
Canada: | 18 years of age; universal
Cape Verde: | 18 years of age; universal
Cayman Islands: | 18 years of age; universal
Central African Republic: | 21 years of age; universal
Chad: | 18 years of age; universal
Chile: | 18 years of age; universal and compulsory
China: | 18 years of age; universal
Cocos (Keeling) Islands: | NA
Colombia: | 18 years of age; universal
Comoros: | 18 years of age; universal
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: | 18 years of age; universal and compulsory
Congo, Republic of the: | 18 years of age; universal
Cook Islands: | NA years of age; universal adult
Costa Rica: | 18 years of age; universal and compulsory
Cote d'Ivoire: | 18 years of age; universal
Croatia: | 18 years of age; universal (16 years of age, if employed)
Cuba: | 16 years of age; universal
Cyprus: | 18 years of age; universal
Czech Republic: | 18 years of age; universal
Denmark: | 18 years of age; universal
Djibouti: | NA years of age; universal adult
Dominica: | 18 years of age; universal
Dominican Republic: | 18 years of age, universal and compulsory; married persons regardless of age note: members of the armed forces and police cannot vote
Ecuador: | 18 years of age; universal, compulsory for literate persons ages 18-65, optional for other eligible voters
Egypt: | 18 years of age; universal and compulsory
El Salvador: | 18 years of age; universal
Equatorial Guinea: | 18 years of age; universal adult
Eritrea: | 18 years of age; universal
Estonia: | 18 years of age; universal for all Estonian citizens
Ethiopia: | 18 years of age; universal
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas): | 18 years of age; universal
Faroe Islands: | 18 years of age; universal
Fiji: | 21 years of age; universal
Finland: | 18 years of age; universal
France: | 18 years of age; universal
French Guiana: | 18 years of age; universal
French Polynesia: | 18 years of age; universal
Gabon: | 21 years of age; universal
Gambia, The: | 18 years of age; universal
Georgia: | 18 years of age; universal
Germany: | 18 years of age; universal
Ghana: | 18 years of age; universal
Gibraltar: | 18 years of age; universal, plus other UK subjects who have been residents six months or more
Greece: | 18 years of age; universal and compulsory
Greenland: | 18 years of age; universal
Grenada: | 18 years of age; universal
Guadeloupe: | 18 years of age; universal
Guam: | 18 years of age; universal; US citizens, but do not vote in US presidential elections
Guatemala: | 18 years of age; universal (active duty members of the armed forces may not vote)
Guernsey: | 18 years of age; universal
Guinea: | 18 years of age; universal
Guinea-Bissau: | 18 years of age; universal
Guyana: | 18 years of age; universal
Haiti: | 18 years of age; universal
Holy See (Vatican City): | limited to cardinals less than 80 years old
Honduras: | 18 years of age; universal and compulsory
Hong Kong: | direct election 18 years of age; universal for permanent residents living in the territory of Hong Kong for the past seven years; indirect election limited to about 100,000 members of functional constituencies and an 800-member election committee drawn from broad regional groupings, municipal organizations, and central government bodies
Hungary: | 18 years of age; universal
Iceland: | 18 years of age; universal
India: | 18 years of age; universal
Indonesia: | 17 years of age; universal and married persons regardless of age
Iran: | 15 years of age; universal
Iraq: | 18 years of age; universal
Ireland: | 18 years of age; universal
Israel: | 18 years of age; universal
Italy: | 18 years of age; universal (except in senatorial elections, where minimum age is 25)
Jamaica: | 18 years of age; universal
Japan: | 20 years of age; universal
Jersey: | NA years of age; universal adult
Jordan: | 20 years of age; universal
Kazakhstan: | 18 years of age; universal
Kenya: | 18 years of age; universal
Kiribati: | 18 years of age; universal
Korea, North: | 17 years of age; universal
Korea, South: | 20 years of age; universal
Kuwait: | adult males who have been naturalized for 30 years or more or have resided in Kuwait since before 1920 and their male descendants at age 21 note: only 10% of all citizens are eligible to vote; in 1996, naturalized citizens who do not meet the pre-1920 qualification but have been naturalized for 30 years were eligible to vote for the first time
Kyrgyzstan: | 18 years of age; universal
Laos: | 18 years of age; universal
Latvia: | 18 years of age; universal for Latvian citizens
Lebanon: | 21 years of age; compulsory for all males; authorized for women at age 21 with elementary education
Lesotho: | 18 years of age; universal
Liberia: | 18 years of age; universal
Libya: | 18 years of age; universal and compulsory
Liechtenstein: | 20 years of age; universal
Lithuania: | 18 years of age; universal
Luxembourg: | 18 years of age; universal and compulsory
Macau: | direct election 18 years of age, universal for permanent residents living in Macau for the past seven years; indirect election limited to organizations registered as "corporate voters" (257 are currently registered) and a 300-member Election Committee drawn from broad regional groupings, municipal organizations, and central government bodies
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of: | 18 years of age; universal
Madagascar: | 18 years of age; universal
Malawi: | 18 years of age; universal
Malaysia: | 21 years of age; universal
Maldives: | 21 years of age; universal
Mali: | 21 years of age; universal
Malta: | 18 years of age; universal
Man, Isle of: | 18 years of age; universal
Marshall Islands: | 18 years of age; universal
Martinique: | 18 years of age; universal
Mauritania: | 18 years of age; universal
Mauritius: | 18 years of age; universal
Mayotte: | 18 years of age; universal
Mexico: | 18 years of age; universal and compulsory (but not enforced)
Micronesia, Federated States of: | 18 years of age; universal
Moldova: | 18 years of age; universal
Monaco: | 21 years of age; universal
Mongolia: | 18 years of age; universal
Montserrat: | 18 years of age; universal
Morocco: | 21 years of age; universal
Mozambique: | 18 years of age; universal
Namibia: | 18 years of age; universal
Nauru: | 20 years of age; universal and compulsory
Nepal: | 18 years of age; universal
Netherlands: | 18 years of age; universal
Netherlands Antilles: | 18 years of age; universal
New Caledonia: | 18 years of age; universal
New Zealand: | 18 years of age; universal
Nicaragua: | 16 years of age; universal
Niger: | 18 years of age; universal
Nigeria: | 18 years of age; universal
Niue: | 18 years of age; universal
Norfolk Island: | 18 years of age; universal
Northern Mariana Islands: | 18 years of age; universal; indigenous inhabitants are US citizens but do not vote in US presidential elections
Norway: | 18 years of age; universal
Oman: | in Oman's most recent elections in 2000, limited to approximately 175,000 Omanis chosen by the government to vote in elections for the Majlis ash-Shura
Pakistan: | 21 years of age; universal; separate electorates and reserved parliamentary seats for non-Muslims
Palau: | 18 years of age; universal
Panama: | 18 years of age; universal and compulsory
Papua New Guinea: | 18 years of age; universal
Paraguay: | 18 years of age; universal and compulsory up to age 75
Peru: | 18 years of age; universal
Philippines: | 18 years of age; universal
Pitcairn Islands: | 18 years of age; universal with three years residency
Poland: | 18 years of age; universal
Portugal: | 18 years of age; universal
Puerto Rico: | 18 years of age; universal; indigenous inhabitants are US citizens but do not vote in US presidential elections
Qatar: | suffrage is limited to municipal elections
Reunion: | 18 years of age; universal
Romania: | 18 years of age; universal
Russia: | 18 years of age; universal
Rwanda: | 18 years of age; universal adult
Saint Helena: | NA years of age
Saint Kitts and Nevis: | 18 years of age; universal
Saint Lucia: | 18 years of age; universal
Saint Pierre and Miquelon: | 18 years of age; universal
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: | 18 years of age; universal
Samoa: | 21 years of age; universal
San Marino: | 18 years of age; universal
Sao Tome and Principe: | 18 years of age; universal
Saudi Arabia: | none
Senegal: | 18 years of age; universal
Seychelles: | 17 years of age; universal
Sierra Leone: | 18 years of age; universal
Singapore: | 21 years of age; universal and compulsory
Slovakia: | 18 years of age; universal
Slovenia: | 18 years of age; universal (16 years of age, if employed)
Solomon Islands: | 21 years of age; universal
Somalia: | 18 years of age; universal
South Africa: | 18 years of age; universal
Spain: | 18 years of age; universal
Sri Lanka: | 18 years of age; universal
Sudan: | 17 years of age; universal, but noncompulsory
Suriname: | 18 years of age; universal
Swaziland: | 18 years of age
Sweden: | 18 years of age; universal
Switzerland: | 18 years of age; universal
Syria: | 18 years of age; universal
Tajikistan: | 18 years of age; universal
Tanzania: | 18 years of age; universal
Thailand: | 18 years of age; universal and compulsory
Togo: | NA years of age; universal adult
Tokelau: | 21 years of age; universal
Tonga: | 21 years of age; universal
Trinidad and Tobago: | 18 years of age; universal
Tunisia: | 20 years of age; universal
Turkey: | 18 years of age; universal
Turkmenistan: | 18 years of age; universal
Turks and Caicos Islands: | 18 years of age; universal
Tuvalu: | 18 years of age; universal
Uganda: | 18 years of age; universal
Ukraine: | 18 years of age; universal
United Arab Emirates: | none
United Kingdom: | 18 years of age; universal
United States: | 18 years of age; universal
Uruguay: | 18 years of age; universal and compulsory
Uzbekistan: | 18 years of age; universal
Vanuatu: | 18 years of age; universal
Venezuela: | 18 years of age; universal
Vietnam: | 18 years of age; universal
Virgin Islands: | 18 years of age; universal; note - indigenous inhabitants are US citizens but do not vote in US presidential elections
Wallis and Futuna: | 18 years of age; universal
Western Sahara: | none; a UN-sponsored voter identification campaign has yet to be completed
Yemen: | 18 years of age; universal
Yugoslavia: | 16 years of age, if employed; 18 years of age, universal
Zambia: | 18 years of age; universal
Zimbabwe: | 18 years of age; universal
Taiwan: | 20 years of age; universal