| | Suffrage (2007) | Suffrage (2007) |
|
Afghanistan |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Albania |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Algeria |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
American Samoa |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Andorra |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Angola |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Anguilla |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Antigua and Barbuda |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Argentina |
18 years of age; universal and compulsory |
18 years of age; universal and compulsory |
|
Armenia |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Aruba |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Australia |
18 years of age; universal and compulsory |
18 years of age; universal and compulsory |
|
Austria |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Azerbaijan |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Bahamas, The |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Bahrain |
20 years of age; universal |
20 years of age; universal |
|
Bangladesh |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Barbados |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Belarus |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Belgium |
18 years of age; universal and compulsory |
18 years of age; universal and compulsory |
|
Belize |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Benin |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Bermuda |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Bhutan |
each family has one vote in village-level elections |
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) |
18 years of age, universal and compulsory (married); 21 years of age, universal and compulsory (single) |
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
18 years of age, universal |
18 years of age, universal |
|
Botswana |
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; note - military conscripts do not vote |
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 |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Brunei |
none |
none |
|
Bulgaria |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Burkina Faso |
universal |
universal |
|
Burma |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Burundi |
NA years of age; universal (adult) |
NA years of age; universal (adult) |
|
Cambodia |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Cameroon |
20 years of age; universal |
20 years of age; universal |
|
Canada |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Cape Verde |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Cayman Islands |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Central African Republic |
21 years of age; universal |
21 years of age; universal |
|
Chad |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Chile |
18 years of age; universal and compulsory |
18 years of age; universal and compulsory |
|
China |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
NA |
NA |
|
Colombia |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Comoros |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
18 years of age; universal and compulsory |
18 years of age; universal and compulsory |
|
Congo, Republic of the |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Cook Islands |
NA years of age; universal (adult) |
NA years of age; universal (adult) |
|
Costa Rica |
18 years of age; universal and compulsory |
18 years of age; universal and compulsory |
|
Cote d'Ivoire |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Croatia |
18 years of age; universal (16 years of age, if employed) |
18 years of age; universal (16 years of age, if employed) |
|
Cuba |
16 years of age; universal |
16 years of age; universal |
|
Cyprus |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Czech Republic |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Denmark |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Djibouti |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Dominica |
18 years of age; universal |
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 |
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 |
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 |
18 years of age; universal and compulsory |
|
El Salvador |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Equatorial Guinea |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Eritrea |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Estonia |
18 years of age; universal for all Estonian citizens |
18 years of age; universal for all Estonian citizens |
|
Ethiopia |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
European Union |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Faroe Islands |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Fiji |
21 years of age; universal |
21 years of age; universal |
|
Finland |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
France |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
French Polynesia |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Gabon |
21 years of age; universal |
21 years of age; universal |
|
Gambia, The |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Georgia |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Germany |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Ghana |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Gibraltar |
18 years of age; universal; and British citizens who have been residents six months or more |
18 years of age; universal; and British citizens who have been residents six months or more |
|
Greece |
18 years of age; universal and compulsory |
18 years of age; universal and compulsory |
|
Greenland |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Grenada |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Guam |
18 years of age; universal; US citizens, but do not vote in US presidential elections |
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 |
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 |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Guinea |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Guinea-Bissau |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Guyana |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Haiti |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Holy See (Vatican City) |
limited to cardinals less than 80 years old |
limited to cardinals less than 80 years old |
|
Honduras |
18 years of age; universal and compulsory |
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 |
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 |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Iceland |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
India |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Indonesia |
17 years of age; universal and married persons regardless of age |
17 years of age; universal and married persons regardless of age |
|
Iran |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Iraq |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Ireland |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Isle of Man |
16 years of age; universal |
16 years of age; universal |
|
Israel |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Italy |
18 years of age; universal (except in senatorial elections, where minimum age is 25) |
18 years of age; universal (except in senatorial elections, where minimum age is 25) |
|
Jamaica |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Japan |
20 years of age; universal |
20 years of age; universal |
|
Jersey |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Jordan |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Kazakhstan |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Kenya |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Kiribati |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Korea, North |
17 years of age; universal |
17 years of age; universal |
|
Korea, South |
19 years of age; universal |
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 |
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 |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Laos |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Latvia |
18 years of age; universal for Latvian citizens |
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 |
21 years of age; compulsory for all males; authorized for women at age 21 with elementary education |
|
Lesotho |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Liberia |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Libya |
18 years of age; universal and compulsory |
18 years of age; universal and compulsory |
|
Liechtenstein |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Lithuania |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Luxembourg |
18 years of age; universal and compulsory |
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 |
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 |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Madagascar |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Malawi |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Malaysia |
21 years of age; universal |
21 years of age; universal |
|
Maldives |
21 years of age; universal |
21 years of age; universal |
|
Mali |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Malta |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Marshall Islands |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Mauritania |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Mauritius |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Mayotte |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Mexico |
18 years of age; universal and compulsory (but not enforced) |
18 years of age; universal and compulsory (but not enforced) |
|
Micronesia, Federated States of |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Moldova |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Monaco |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Mongolia |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Montenegro |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Montserrat |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Morocco |
18 years of age; universal (as of January 2003) |
18 years of age; universal (as of January 2003) |
|
Mozambique |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Namibia |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Nauru |
20 years of age; universal and compulsory |
20 years of age; universal and compulsory |
|
Nepal |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Netherlands |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Netherlands Antilles |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
New Caledonia |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
New Zealand |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Nicaragua |
16 years of age; universal |
16 years of age; universal |
|
Niger |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Nigeria |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Niue |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Norfolk Island |
18 years of age; universal |
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 |
18 years of age; universal; indigenous inhabitants are US citizens but do not vote in US presidential elections |
|
Norway |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Oman |
21 years of age; universal; note - members of the military and security forces are not allowed to vote |
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 |
18 years of age; universal; joint electorates and reserved parliamentary seats for women and non-Muslims |
|
Palau |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Panama |
18 years of age; universal and compulsory |
18 years of age; universal and compulsory |
|
Papua New Guinea |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Paraguay |
18 years of age; universal and compulsory up to age 75 |
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 |
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 |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Pitcairn Islands |
18 years of age; universal with three years residency |
18 years of age; universal with three years residency |
|
Poland |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Portugal |
18 years of age; universal |
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 |
18 years of age; universal; island residents are US citizens but do not vote in US presidential elections |
|
Qatar |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Romania |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Russia |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Rwanda |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Saint Barthelemy |
18 years of age, universal |
18 years of age, universal |
|
Saint Helena |
NA years of age |
NA years of age |
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Saint Lucia |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Saint Martin |
18 years of age, universal |
18 years of age, universal |
|
Saint Pierre and Miquelon |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Samoa |
21 years of age; universal |
21 years of age; universal |
|
San Marino |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Sao Tome and Principe |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Saudi Arabia |
21 years of age; male |
21 years of age; male |
|
Senegal |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Serbia |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Seychelles |
17 years of age; universal |
17 years of age; universal |
|
Sierra Leone |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Singapore |
21 years of age; universal and compulsory |
21 years of age; universal and compulsory |
|
Slovakia |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Slovenia |
18 years of age; universal (16 years of age, if employed) |
18 years of age; universal (16 years of age, if employed) |
|
Solomon Islands |
21 years of age; universal |
21 years of age; universal |
|
Somalia |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
South Africa |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Spain |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Sri Lanka |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Sudan |
17 years of age; universal |
17 years of age; universal |
|
Suriname |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Swaziland |
18 years of age |
18 years of age |
|
Sweden |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Switzerland |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Syria |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Taiwan |
20 years of age; universal |
20 years of age; universal |
|
Tajikistan |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Tanzania |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Thailand |
18 years of age; universal and compulsory |
18 years of age; universal and compulsory |
|
Timor-Leste |
17 years of age; universal |
17 years of age; universal |
|
Togo |
NA years of age; universal (adult) |
NA years of age; universal (adult) |
|
Tokelau |
21 years of age; universal |
21 years of age; universal |
|
Tonga |
21 years of age; universal |
21 years of age; universal |
|
Trinidad and Tobago |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Tunisia |
20 years of age; universal except for active duty military |
20 years of age; universal except for active duty military |
|
Turkey |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Turkmenistan |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Turks and Caicos Islands |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Tuvalu |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Uganda |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Ukraine |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
United Arab Emirates |
none |
none |
|
United Kingdom |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
United States |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Uruguay |
18 years of age; universal and compulsory |
18 years of age; universal and compulsory |
|
Uzbekistan |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Vanuatu |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Venezuela |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Vietnam |
18 years of age; universal |
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 |
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 |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Western Sahara |
none; a UN-sponsored voter identification campaign not yet completed |
none; a UN-sponsored voter identification campaign not yet completed |
|
Yemen |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Zambia |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |
|
Zimbabwe |
18 years of age; universal |
18 years of age; universal |