Country profile category: Government
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Suffrage Country profile category: Government |
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| 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 |