 | 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 |
 | Azerbaijan |
18 years of age; universal |
 | Bahamas, The |
18 years of age; universal |
 | Bahrain |
20 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 |
 | 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 |
 Islands-2007-bmala.jpg) | 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 |
 | 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 |
 | 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 |
 | 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 |
-2007-bmala.jpg) | 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 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; and British citizens 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 |
 | Guam |
18 years of age; universal; US citizens, but do not vote in US presidential elections |
 | Guatemala |
18 years of age; universal; note - 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 |
-2007-bmala.jpg) | 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 |
18 years of age; universal |
 | Iraq |
18 years of age; universal |
 | Ireland |
18 years of age; universal |
 | Isle of Man |
16 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 |
18 years of age; universal |
 | 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 |
19 years of age; universal |
 | Kuwait |
NA years of age; universal (adult); note - males in the military or police are not allowed to vote; adult females were allowed to vote as of 16 May 2005; all voters must have been citizens for 20 years |
 | 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 |
 | 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 |
18 years of age; universal |
 | Mongolia |
18 years of age; universal |
 | Montenegro |
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 |
21 years of age; universal; note - members of the military and security forces are not allowed to vote |
 | 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 - for the first time in recent elections, members of the military and national police were eligible to vote in the 2006 elections |
 | 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 |
 | Romania |
18 years of age; universal |
 | Russia |
18 years of age; universal |
 | Rwanda |
18 years of age; universal |
 | Saint Barthelemy |
18 years of age, universal |
 | Saint Helena |
NA years of age |
 | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
18 years of age; universal |
 | Saint Lucia |
18 years of age; universal |
 | Saint Martin |
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 |
21 years of age; male |
 | Senegal |
18 years of age; universal |
 | Serbia |
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 |
 | 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 |
 | Timor-Leste |
17 years of age; universal |
 | 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 except for active duty military |
 | 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; 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 |