Suffrage
This page shows the value of the Suffrage information field
for all countries in the Country Guide.
Notes on this field are available at the
Information Field Notes page.
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
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
Burundi
NA years of age; universal adult
Cambodia
18 years of age; universal
Cameroon
21 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
21 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
Myanmar
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 1997, limited to approximately 50,000 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
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
NA years of age; universal, but noncompulsory
Suriname
18 years of age; universal
Swaziland
NA 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 - 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
Zambia
18 years of age; universal
Zimbabwe
18 years of age; universal
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