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VR01

What is the legal voting age in the national elections?

a. 16 5 countries (2%): Austria, Brazil, Cuba, Nicaragua, Somalia,
b. 17 4 countries (1%): Indonesia, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, Sudan, Timor-Leste,
c. 18 158 countries (78%): Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria, Canada, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Comoros, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo (Kinshasa), Democratic Republic of the, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Iran, Islamic Republic of, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of, Madagascar, Malawi, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Federated States of, Moldova, Republic of, Monaco, Mongolia, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Norway, Palau, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Réunion, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, United Republic of, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Virgin Islands, British, Wallis and Futuna, Yemen, Zambia, Zanzibar,
e. 20 25 countries (12%): Argentina, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Colombia, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Japan, Jordan, Korea, Republic of, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Malaysia, Mali, Morocco, Nauru, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Senegal, Taiwan, Togo, Tunisia, Zimbabwe,
f. 21 9 countries (4%): Bahrain, Fiji, Gabon, Kuwait, Maldives, Pakistan, Samoa, Singapore, Tonga,
VR02

Beyond age, what other qualifications exist for registering to vote and voting in the national elections?

a. Citizenship 193 countries (96%): Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo (Kinshasa), Democratic Republic of the, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Islamic Republic of, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, Korea, Republic of, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Federated States of, Moldova, Republic of, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Norway, Pakistan, Palau, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Réunion, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, United Republic of, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Virgin Islands, British, Wallis and Futuna, Yemen, Zambia, Zanzibar, Zimbabwe,
b. Period of Residence 61 countries (30%): American Samoa, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Botswana, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Chile, Cook Islands, Cuba, Cyprus, Denmark, Dominica, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Fiji, French Polynesia, Gambia, Grenada, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Hong Kong, Jamaica, Kenya, Kuwait, Liechtenstein, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Micronesia, Federated States of, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Philippines, Saint Helena, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Taiwan, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, United States of America, Viet Nam, Wallis and Futuna,
c. Citizenship of Parents 7 countries (3%): Algeria, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Gambia, Guyana, Kuwait, Namibia, Nepal,
d. Naturalization 27 countries (13%): Algeria, Anguilla, Argentina, Belgium, Benin, Brazil, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Congo (Brazzaville), Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Egypt, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Japan, Lesotho, Luxembourg, Nepal, Niger, Palau, Panama, Saint Helena, Senegal, Tajikistan, Yemen,
e. Other 62 countries (31%): Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahrain, Belize, Brazil, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Congo (Kinshasa), Democratic Republic of the, Costa Rica, Dominica, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Gabon, Gambia, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Iran, Islamic Republic of, Iraq, Jordan, Kiribati, Lebanon, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Monaco, Morocco, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Palestine, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Saint Lucia, Samoa, San Marino, Singapore, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Virgin Islands, British, Zambia,
VR03

What restrictions on registering to vote and voting exist in the country?

a. Criminal Incarceration 71 countries (64%): Algeria, American Samoa, Anguilla, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Chile, Djibouti, Dominica, Ecuador, Egypt, Fiji, French Polynesia, Gambia, Georgia, Guyana, Hungary, India, Japan, Kiribati, Korea, Republic of, Kuwait, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Maldives, Malta, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Federated States of, Monaco, Morocco, New Caledonia, Niger, Niue, Norway, Palestine, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Russian Federation, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Somalia, Spain, Syrian Arab Republic, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Wallis and Futuna, Yemen,
b. Previous Conviction 29 countries (26%): Algeria, American Samoa, Australia, Belgium, Cameroon, Chile, France, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Korea, Republic of, Liberia, Malta, Martinique, Micronesia, Federated States of, Monaco, Morocco, Netherlands, Niger, Palestine, Papua New Guinea, Réunion, Somalia, Tonga, Tunisia, Yemen, Zanzibar,
c. Detention 26 countries (23%): Algeria, Bahamas, Belarus, Benin, Bermuda, Cameroon, Djibouti, French Polynesia, Guyana, Maldives, Morocco, Nepal, New Caledonia, Niger, Palestine, Paraguay, Saint Lucia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Turkmenistan, Viet Nam, Wallis and Futuna, Yemen,
d. Mental disability 83 countries (75%): Albania, American Samoa, Anguilla, Armenia, Australia, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chile, Croatia, Denmark, Dominica, Ecuador, Egypt, Fiji, France, French Guiana, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Hungary, India, Japan, Kiribati, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, Korea, Republic of, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of, Maldives, Malta, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Micronesia, Federated States of, Nepal, Netherlands, Niger, Pakistan, Palestine, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Réunion, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Zanzibar,
e. Military Service 10 countries (9%): Ecuador, Egypt, Kuwait, Morocco, Paraguay, Somalia, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey, Venezuela,
f. Multiple Citizenship 5 countries (4%): Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chile, Sao Tome and Principe, Zanzibar,
g. Service on Judiciary 5 countries (4%): Egypt, Morocco, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Tunisia,
h. Other 41 countries (37%): Algeria, Anguilla, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cameroon, Czech Republic, Dominica, Ecuador, Egypt, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Kiribati, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, Korea, Republic of, Kuwait, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Morocco, Nepal, Niue, Norway, Paraguay, Portugal, Romania, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Seychelles, Slovakia, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Tunisia, Tuvalu, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Uruguay,
i. Not applicable 7 countries (6%): Cyprus, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Nigeria, Timor-Leste, Vanuatu,
VR04

Which is the authority responsible for the registration of voters for national elections?

a. Central Government Department (specify) 26 countries (13%): American Samoa, Andorra, Aruba, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cape Verde, Congo (Brazzaville), Cyprus, Egypt, Finland, Guinea-Bissau, Hungary, Iceland, Iran, Islamic Republic of, Israel, Lebanon, Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of, Madagascar, Mauritania, Micronesia, Federated States of, Norway, Saint Helena, Senegal, Suriname, Timor-Leste, Tuvalu,
b. Regional Government Authority 1 countries (0%): Gabon,
c. Local Government Authority 40 countries (20%): Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, French Guiana, Germany, Guadeloupe, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Korea, Republic of, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Luxembourg, Martinique, Moldova, Republic of, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Réunion, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,
d. Election Management Body (specify) 109 countries (56%): Albania, Angola, Anguilla, Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia, Botswana,