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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 |