This entry gives the age at enfranchisement and whether the right to vote is universal or restricted.

Topic: Afghanistan18 years of age; universal

Topic: Albania18 years of age; universal

Topic: Algeria18 years of age; universal

Topic: American Samoa18 years of age; universal

Topic: Andorra18 years of age; universal

Topic: Angola18 years of age; universal

Topic: Anguilla18 years of age; universal

Topic: Antigua and Barbuda18 years of age; universal

Topic: Argentina18-70 years of age; universal and compulsory; 16-17 years of age - optional for national elections

Topic: Armenia18 years of age; universal

Topic: Aruba18 years of age; universal

Topic: Australia18 years of age; universal and compulsory

Topic: Austria16 years of age; universal

Topic: Azerbaijan18 years of age; universal

Topic: Bahamas, The18 years of age; universal

Topic: Bahrain20 years of age; universal

Topic: Bangladesh18 years of age; universal

Topic: Barbados18 years of age; universal

Topic: Belarus18 years of age; universal

Topic: Belgium18 years of age; universal and compulsory

Topic: Belize18 years of age; universal

Topic: Benin18 years of age; universal

Topic: Bermuda18 years of age; universal

Topic: Bhutan18 years of age; universal

Topic: Bolivia18 years of age; universal and compulsory

Topic: Bosnia and Herzegovina18 years of age, 16 if employed; universal

Topic: Botswana18 years of age; universal

Topic: Brazilvoluntary between 16 to 18 years of age, over 70, and if illiterate; compulsory between 18 to 70 years of age; note - military conscripts by law cannot vote

Topic: British Virgin Islands18 years of age; universal

Topic: Brunei18 years of age for village elections; universal

Topic: Bulgaria18 years of age; universal

Topic: Burkina Faso18 years of age; universal

Topic: Burma18 years of age; universal

Topic: Burundi18 years of age; universal

Topic: Cabo Verde18 years of age; universal

Topic: Cambodia18 years of age; universal

Topic: Cameroon20 years of age; universal

Topic: Canada18 years of age; universal

Topic: Cayman Islands18 years of age; universal

Topic: Central African Republic18 years of age; universal

Topic: Chad18 years of age; universal

Topic: Chile18 years of age; universal

Topic: China18 years of age; universal

Topic: Christmas Island18 years of age

Topic: Cocos (Keeling) Islands18 years of age

Topic: Colombia18 years of age; universal

Topic: Comoros18 years of age; universal

Topic: Congo, Democratic Republic of the18 years of age; universal and compulsory

Topic: Congo, Republic of the18 years of age; universal

Topic: Cook Islands18 years of age; universal

Topic: Costa Rica18 years of age; universal and compulsory

Topic: Cote d'Ivoire18 years of age; universal

Topic: Croatia18 years of age; universal

Topic: Cuba16 years of age; universal

Topic: Curacao18 years of age; universal18 years of age; universal

Topic: Cyprus18 years of age; universal

Topic: Czechia18 years of age; universal

Topic: Denmark18 years of age; universal

Topic: Djibouti18 years of age; universal

Topic: Dominica18 years of age; universal

Topic: Dominican Republic18 years of age; universal and compulsory; married persons regardless of age can vote; note - members of the armed forces and national police by law cannot vote

Topic: Ecuador18-65 years of age; universal and compulsory; 16-18, over 65, and other eligible voters, voluntary

Topic: Egypt18 years of age; universal and compulsory

Topic: El Salvador18 years of age; universal

Topic: Equatorial Guinea18 years of age; universal

Topic: Eritrea18 years of age; universal

Topic: Estonia18 years of age; universal; age 16 for local elections

Topic: Eswatini18 years of age

Topic: Ethiopia18 years of age; universal

Topic: European Union18 years of age (16 years in Austria); universal; voting for the European Parliament is permitted in each member state

Topic: Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)18 years of age; universal

Topic: Faroe Islands18 years of age; universal

Topic: Fiji18 years of age; universal

Topic: Finland18 years of age; universal

Topic: France18 years of age; universal

Topic: French Polynesia18 years of age; universal

Topic: Gabon18 years of age; universal

Topic: Gambia, The18 years of age; universal

Topic: Georgia18 years of age; universal

Topic: Germany18 years of age; universal; age 16 for some state and municipal elections

Topic: Ghana18 years of age; universal

Topic: Gibraltar18 years of age; universal; and British citizens with six months residence or more

Topic: Greece17 years of age; universal and compulsory

Topic: Greenland18 years of age; universal

Topic: Grenada18 years of age; universal

Topic: Guam18 years of age; universal; note - Guamanians are US citizens but do not vote in US presidential elections

Topic: Guatemala18 years of age; universal; note - active duty members of the armed forces and police by law cannot vote and are restricted to their barracks on election day

Topic: Guernsey16 years of age; universal

Topic: Guinea18 years of age; universal

Topic: Guinea-Bissau18 years of age; universal

Topic: Guyana18 years of age; universal

Topic: Haiti18 years of age; universal

Topic: Holy See (Vatican City)election of the pope is limited to cardinals less than 80 years old

Topic: Honduras18 years of age; universal and compulsory

Topic: Hong Kong18 years of age in direct elections for 20 of the 90 Legislative Council seats and all of the seats in 18 district councils; universal for permanent residents living in the territory of Hong Kong for the past 7 years; note - in indirect elections, suffrage is limited to about 220,000 members of functional constituencies for the other 70 legislature seats and a 1,500-member election committee for the chief executive drawn from broad sectoral groupings, central government bodies, municipal organizations, and elected Hong Kong officials

Topic: Hungary18 years of age, 16 if married and marriage is registered in Hungary; universal

Topic: Iceland18 years of age; universal

Topic: India18 years of age; universal

Topic: Indonesia17 years of age; universal; married persons regardless of age

Topic: Iran18 years of age; universal

Topic: Iraq18 years of age; universal

Topic: Ireland18 years of age; universal

Topic: Isle of Man16 years of age; universal

Topic: Israel18 years of age; universal; 17 years of age for municipal elections

Topic: Italy18 years of age; universal except in senatorial elections, where minimum age is 25

Topic: Jamaica18 years of age; universal

Topic: Japan18 years of age; universal

Topic: Jersey16 years of age; universal

Topic: Jordan18 years of age; universal

Topic: Kazakhstan18 years of age; universal

Topic: Kenya18 years of age; universal

Topic: Kiribati18 years of age; universal

Topic: Korea, North17 years of age; universal and compulsory

Topic: Korea, South18 years of age; universal; note - the voting age was lowered from 19 to 18 beginning with the 2020 national election

Topic: Kosovo18 years of age; universal

Topic: Kuwait21 years of age and at least 20-year citizenship

Topic: Kyrgyzstan18 years of age; universal

Topic: Laos18 years of age; universal

Topic: Latvia18 years of age; universal

Topic: Lebanon21 years of age; authorized for all men and women regardless of religion; excludes persons convicted of felonies and other crimes or those imprisoned; excludes all military and security service personnel regardless of rank

Topic: Lesotho18 years of age; universal

Topic: Liberia18 years of age; universal

Topic: Libya18 years of age, universal

Topic: Liechtenstein18 years of age; universal

Topic: Lithuania18 years of age; universal

Topic: Luxembourg18 years of age; universal and compulsory

Topic: Macau18 years of age in direct elections for some legislative positions, universal for permanent residents living in Macau for the past 7 years; note - indirect elections are limited to organizations registered as "corporate voters" and an election committee for the chief executive drawn from broad regional groupings, municipal organizations, central government bodies, and elected Macau officials

Topic: Madagascar18 years of age; universal

Topic: Malawi18 years of age; universal

Topic: Malaysia18 years of age; universal (2019)

Topic: Maldives18 years of age; universal

Topic: Mali18 years of age; universal

Topic: Malta18 years of age (16 in local council elections); universal

Topic: Marshall Islands18 years of age; universal

Topic: Mauritania18 years of age; universal

Topic: Mauritius18 years of age; universal

Topic: Mexico18 years of age; universal and compulsory

Topic: Micronesia, Federated States of18 years of age; universal

Topic: Moldova18 years of age; universal

Topic: Monaco18 years of age; universal

Topic: Mongolia18 years of age; universal

Topic: Montenegro18 years of age; universal

Topic: Montserrat18 years of age; universal

Topic: Morocco18 years of age; universal

Topic: Mozambique18 years of age; universal

Topic: Namibia18 years of age; universal

Topic: Nauru20 years of age; universal and compulsory

Topic: Nepal18 years of age; universal

Topic: Netherlands18 years of age; universal

Topic: New Caledonia18 years of age; universal

Topic: New Zealand18 years of age; universal

Topic: Nicaragua16 years of age; universal

Topic: Niger18 years of age; universal

Topic: Nigeria18 years of age; universal

Topic: Niue18 years of age; universal

Topic: Norfolk Island18 years of age; universal

Topic: North Macedonia18 years of age; universal

Topic: Northern Mariana Islands18 years of age; universal; note - indigenous inhabitants are US citizens but do not vote in US presidential elections

Topic: Norway18 years of age; universal

Topic: Oman21 years of age; universal; note - members of the military and security forces by law cannot vote

Topic: Pakistan18 years of age; universal; note - there are joint electorates and reserved parliamentary seats for women and non-Muslims

Topic: Palau18 years of age; universal

Topic: Panama18 years of age; universal

Topic: Papua New Guinea18 years of age; universal

Topic: Paraguay18 years of age; universal and compulsory until the age of 75

Topic: Peru18 years of age; universal and compulsory until the age of 70

Topic: Philippines18 years of age; universal

Topic: Pitcairn Islands18 years of age; universal with three years residency

Topic: Poland18 years of age; universal

Topic: Portugal18 years of age; universal

Topic: Puerto Rico18 years of age; universal; note - island residents are US citizens but do not vote in US presidential elections

Topic: Qatar18 years of age; universal

Topic: Romania18 years of age; universal

Topic: Russia18 years of age; universal

Topic: Rwanda18 years of age; universal

Topic: Saint Barthelemy18 years of age, universal

Topic: Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha18 years of age

Topic: Saint Kitts and Nevis18 years of age; universal

Topic: Saint Lucia18 years of age; universal

Topic: Saint Martin18 years of age, universal

Topic: Saint Pierre and Miquelon18 years of age; universal

Topic: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines18 years of age; universal

Topic: Samoa21 years of age; universal

Topic: San Marino18 years of age; universal

Topic: Sao Tome and Principe18 years of age; universal

Topic: Saudi Arabia18 years of age; restricted to males; universal for municipal elections

Topic: Senegal18 years of age; universal

Topic: Serbia18 years of age, 16 if employed; universal

Topic: Seychelles18 years of age; universal

Topic: Sierra Leone18 years of age; universal

Topic: Singapore21 years of age; universal and compulsory

Topic: Sint Maarten18 years of age; universal18 years of age; universal

Topic: Slovakia18 years of age; universal

Topic: Slovenia18 years of age, 16 if employed; universal

Topic: Solomon Islands21 years of age; universal

Topic: Somalia18 years of age; universal

Topic: South Africa18 years of age; universal

Topic: South Sudan18 years of age; universal

Topic: Spain18 years of age; universal

Topic: Sri Lanka18 years of age; universal

Topic: Sudan17 years of age; universal

Topic: Suriname18 years of age; universal

Topic: Sweden18 years of age; universal

Topic: Switzerland18 years of age; universal

Topic: Syria18 years of age; universal

Topic: Taiwan20 years of age; universal; note - in March 2022, the Legislative Yuan approved lowering the voting age to 18, but the change will require a constitutional amendment that must be submitted to a referendum

Topic: Tajikistan18 years of age; universal

Topic: Tanzania18 years of age; universal

Topic: Thailand18 years of age; universal and compulsory

Topic: Timor-Leste17 years of age; universal

Topic: Togo18 years of age; universal

Topic: Tokelau21 years of age; universal

Topic: Tonga21 years of age; universal

Topic: Trinidad and Tobago18 years of age; universal

Topic: Tunisia18 years of age; universal except for active government security forces (including the police and the military), people with mental disabilities, people who have served more than three months in prison (criminal cases only), and people given a suspended sentence of more than six months

Topic: Turkey (Turkiye)18 years of age; universal

Topic: Turkmenistan18 years of age; universal

Topic: Turks and Caicos Islands18 years of age; universal

Topic: Tuvalu18 years of age; universal

Topic: Uganda18 years of age; universal

Topic: Ukraine18 years of age; universal

Topic: United Arab Emirateslimited; note - rulers of the seven emirates each select a proportion of voters for the Federal National Council (FNC) that together account for about 12 percent of Emirati citizens

Topic: United Kingdom18 years of age; universal

Topic: United States18 years of age; universal

Topic: Uruguay18 years of age; universal and compulsory

Topic: Uzbekistan18 years of age; universal

Topic: Vanuatu18 years of age; universal

Topic: Venezuela18 years of age; universal

Topic: Vietnam18 years of age; universal

Topic: Virgin Islands18 years of age; universal; note - island residents are US citizens but do not vote in US presidential elections

Topic: Wallis and Futuna18 years of age; universal

Topic: Yemen18 years of age; universal

Topic: Zambia18 years of age; universal

Topic: Zimbabwe18 years of age; universal