![]() | Afghanistan | 18 years of age; universal |
![]() | Albania | 18 years of age; universal |
![]() | 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 compulsory |
![]() | Armenia | 18 years of age; universal |
![]() | Aruba | 18 years of age; universal |
![]() | Australia | 18 years of age; universal and compulsory |
![]() | Austria | 18 years of age; universal; compulsory for presidential elections |
![]() | Azerbaijan | 18 years of age; universal |
![]() | Bahamas, The | 18 years of age; universal |
![]() | Bahrain | 18 years of age; universal |
![]() | 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; note - in late 2003 Bhutan's legislature passed a new election law |
![]() | Bolivia | 18 years of age, universal and compulsory (married); 21 years of age, universal and compulsory (single) |
![]() | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 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; note - military conscripts do not vote |
![]() | 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 | 18 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 national police cannot vote |
![]() | East Timor | 17 years of age; universal |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | European Union | 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 and are restricted to their barracks on election day) |
![]() | 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 200,000 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 | formerly 18 years of age; universal |
![]() | Ireland | 18 years of age; universal |
![]() | Isle of Man | 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 | 18 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 | 18 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 | 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 | 18 years of age; universal |
![]() | Malta | 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 | 18 years of age; universal (as of January 2003) |
![]() | 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 Majlis al-Shura elections in 2003, suffrage was universal for all Omanis over age 21 except for members of the military and security forces; the next Majlis al-Shura elections are scheduled for 2007 |
![]() | Pakistan | 18 years of age; universal; joint electorates and reserved parliamentary seats for women and 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 and compulsory until the age of 70; note - members of the military and national police may not vote |
![]() | 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; island residents are US citizens but do not vote in US presidential elections |
![]() | Qatar | 18 years of age; universal |
![]() | 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 | adult male citizens age 21 or older
note: voter registration began in November 2004 for partial municipal council elections scheduled nationwide for February through April 2005 |
![]() | Senegal | 18 years of age; universal |
![]() | Serbia and Montenegro | 16 years of age, if employed; 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 |
![]() | Taiwan | 20 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 - island residents 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 not yet completed |
![]() | Yemen | 18 years of age; universal |
![]() | Zambia | 18 years of age; universal |
![]() | Zimbabwe | 18 years of age; universal |