Compare Suffrage (2003) - Suffrage (2007)

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	Suffrage (2003)	Suffrage (2007)
Afghanistan	NA; previously males 15-50 years of age	18 years of age; universal
Albania	18 years of age; universal and compulsory	18 years of age; universal
Argentina	18 years of age; universal and mandatory	18 years of age; universal and compulsory
Austria	18 years of age; universal; compulsory for presidential elections	18 years of age; universal
Bahrain	18 years of age; universal	20 years of age; universal
Bosnia and Herzegovina	16 years of age, if employed; 18 years of age, universal	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	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
Burundi	NA years of age; universal adult	NA years of age; universal (adult)
Cook Islands	NA years of age; universal adult	NA years of age; universal (adult)
Djibouti	18 years of age; universal adult	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	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	-
Equatorial Guinea	18 years of age; universal adult	18 years of age; universal
European Union	-	18 years of age; universal
French Guiana	18 years of age; universal	-
Gibraltar	18 years of age; universal, plus other UK subjects who have been residents six months or more	18 years of age; universal; and British citizens who have been residents six months or more
Guadeloupe	18 years of age; universal	-
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)	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
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	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
Iran	15 years of age; universal	18 years of age; universal
Iraq	formerly 18 years of age; universal; note - in transition following April 2003 defeat of SADDAM Husayn regime by US-led coalition	18 years of age; universal
Isle of Man	18 years of age; universal	16 years of age; universal
Jersey	NA years of age; universal adult	18 years of age; universal
Korea, South	20 years of age; universal	19 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	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
Macedonia	-	18 years of age; universal
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of	18 years of age; universal	-
Martinique	18 years of age; universal	-
Monaco	21 years of age; universal	18 years of age; universal
Montenegro	-	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 al-Shura	21 years of age; universal; note - members of the military and security forces are not allowed to vote
Peru	18 years of age; universal	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
Puerto Rico	18 years of age; universal; indigenous inhabitants are US citizens but do not vote in US presidential elections	18 years of age; universal; island residents are US citizens but do not vote in US presidential elections
Reunion	18 years of age; universal	-
Rwanda	18 years of age; universal adult	18 years of age; universal
Saint Barthelemy	-	18 years of age, universal
Saint Martin	-	18 years of age, universal
Saudi Arabia	none	21 years of age; male
Serbia	-	18 years of age; universal
Serbia and Montenegro	16 years of age, if employed; 18 years of age, universal	-
Sudan	17 years of age; universal, but noncompulsory	17 years of age; universal
Timor-Leste	-	17 years of age; universal
Togo	NA years of age; universal adult	NA years of age; universal (adult)
Tunisia	20 years of age; universal	20 years of age; universal except for active duty military
Virgin Islands	18 years of age; universal; note - indigenous inhabitants are US citizens but do not vote in US presidential elections	18 years of age; universal; island residents are US citizens but do not vote in US presidential elections