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Voter Registration
Aggregate Results
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 ,
Brazil ,
Burkina Faso ,
Canada ,
Central African Republic ,
Chile ,
Colombia ,
Congo (Kinshasa), Democratic Republic of the ,
Cook Islands ,
Costa Rica ,
Côte d'Ivoire ,
Djibouti ,
Dominica ,
Dominican Republic ,
Ecuador ,
El Salvador ,
Eritrea ,
Ethiopia ,
Fiji ,
French Polynesia ,
Gambia ,
Georgia ,
Ghana ,
Greece ,
Grenada ,
Guam ,
Guatemala ,
Guinea ,
Guyana ,
Haiti ,
Honduras ,
Hong Kong ,
India ,
Iraq ,
Japan ,
Kenya ,
Kiribati ,
Lesotho ,
Lithuania ,
Malawi ,
Malaysia ,
Maldives ,
Mali ,
Malta ,
Marshall Islands ,
Mauritius ,
Mexico ,
Mongolia ,
Morocco ,
Mozambique ,
Namibia ,
Nepal ,
New Caledonia ,
New Zealand ,
Nicaragua ,
Niger ,
Nigeria ,
Niue ,
Pakistan ,
Palau ,
Palestine ,
Panama ,
Papua New Guinea ,
Paraguay ,
Peru ,
Philippines ,
Puerto Rico ,
Rwanda ,
Saint Lucia ,
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ,
Samoa ,
San Marino ,
Sao Tome and Principe ,
Sierra Leone ,
Solomon Islands ,
Somalia ,
South Africa ,
Spain ,
Sri Lanka ,
Sudan ,
Swaziland ,
Tanzania, United Republic of ,
Togo ,
Tonga ,
Trinidad and Tobago ,
Turkey ,
Uganda ,
Uruguay ,
Uzbekistan ,
Vanuatu ,
Venezuela ,
Wallis and Futuna ,
Yemen ,
Zambia ,
Zanzibar ,
Zimbabwe ,
e . Other
16 countries (8 %):
Algeria ,
Bahrain ,
Cameroon ,
Chad ,
Cuba ,
Estonia ,
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) ,
Gibraltar ,
Indonesia ,
Jamaica ,
Jordan ,
Monaco ,
Seychelles ,
Singapore ,
Thailand ,
United States of America ,
f . Not applicable
1 countries (0 %):
Latvia ,
VR05
What is the registration method for national elections?
a . National citizens register
24 countries (25 %):
Austria ,
Bahrain ,
Belgium ,
Bolivia ,
Bulgaria ,
Chile ,
Denmark ,
Ecuador ,
Finland ,
Iceland ,
Ireland ,
Lithuania ,
Maldives ,
Netherlands ,
Norway ,
Paraguay ,
Seychelles ,
Slovakia ,
Slovenia ,
Spain ,
Sweden ,
Switzerland ,
Tunisia ,
Yemen ,
b . Voters register
70 countries (72 %):
Albania ,
Algeria ,
American Samoa ,
Armenia ,
Australia ,
Bahamas ,
Bangladesh ,
Barbados ,
Belarus ,
Belize ,
Benin ,
Bosnia and Herzegovina ,
Cameroon ,
Cape Verde ,
Croatia ,
Czech Republic ,
Djibouti ,
Dominica ,
Egypt ,
Fiji ,
France ,
French Guiana ,
French Polynesia ,
Gambia ,
Georgia ,
Germany ,
Ghana ,
Guadeloupe ,
Guyana ,
Hungary ,
India ,
Italy ,
Japan ,
Korea, Republic of ,
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of ,
Marshall Islands ,
Martinique ,
Micronesia, Federated States of ,
Morocco ,
Nepal ,
New Caledonia ,
Niger ,
Nigeria ,
Niue ,
Pakistan ,
Palestine ,
Papua New Guinea ,
Portugal ,
Romania ,
Russian Federation ,
Réunion ,
Saint Lucia ,
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ,
Samoa ,
Sao Tome and Principe ,
Sierra Leone ,
Somalia ,
Sri Lanka ,
Sudan ,
Tonga ,
Turkey ,
Tuvalu ,
Ukraine ,
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ,
United States of America ,
Uruguay ,
Vanuatu ,
Viet Nam ,
Wallis and Futuna ,
Zanzibar ,
d . Other
2 countries (2 %):
Timor-Leste ,
Venezuela ,
VR06
How frequently is the voters register updated?
a . Continuously
35 countries (35 %):
American Samoa ,
Armenia ,
Australia ,
Austria ,
Barbados ,
Belgium ,
Bermuda ,
Bosnia and Herzegovina ,
Bulgaria ,
Chile ,
Croatia ,
Denmark ,
Ecuador ,
Fiji ,
Gambia ,
Hungary ,
India ,
Lithuania ,
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of ,
Micronesia, Federated States of ,
Netherlands ,
Papua New Guinea ,
Paraguay ,
Portugal ,
Samoa ,
Slovakia ,
Somalia ,
Spain ,
Switzerland ,
Tonga ,
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ,
United States of America ,
Uruguay ,
Venezuela ,
Zambia ,
b . Annually
26 countries (26 %):
Cameroon ,
Cape Verde ,
Czech Republic ,
Djibouti ,
Dominica ,
Egypt ,
France ,
French Guiana ,
French Polynesia ,
Guadeloupe ,
Ireland ,
Martinique ,
Morocco ,
Nepal ,
New Caledonia ,
Niger ,
Pakistan ,
Romania ,
Réunion ,
Sao Tome and Principe ,
Seychelles ,
Sri Lanka ,
Sudan ,
Tunisia ,
Vanuatu ,
Wallis and Futuna ,
c . Periodically (or before each election)
30 countries (30 %):
Albania ,
Algeria ,
Bahamas ,
Belarus ,
Belize ,
Benin ,
Bolivia ,
Cyprus ,
Finland ,
Georgia ,
Germany ,
Guyana ,
Iceland ,
Indonesia ,
Italy ,
Japan ,
Marshall Islands ,
Nigeria ,
Niue ,
Norway ,
Russian Federation ,
Sierra Leone ,
Slovenia ,
Sweden ,
Turkey ,
Tuvalu ,
Ukraine ,
Viet Nam ,
Yemen ,
Zanzibar ,
d . During the election period
4 countries (4 %):
Bahrain ,
Bangladesh ,
Ghana ,
Palestine ,
e . Other
3 countries (3 %):
Korea, Republic of ,
Saint Lucia ,
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ,
f . Not applicable
1 countries (1 %):
Timor-Leste ,
VR07
What methods are used to compile and update the voters register?
a . Links to national population records
30 countries (32 %):
Albania ,
Algeria ,
Bahrain ,
Belgium ,
Bulgaria ,
Croatia ,
Denmark ,
Egypt ,
Finland ,
Georgia ,
Hungary ,
Iceland ,
Italy ,
Lithuania ,
Morocco ,
Netherlands ,
Norway ,
Pakistan ,
Palestine ,
Portugal ,
Romania ,
Seychelles ,
Slovakia ,
Slovenia ,
Spain ,
Sweden ,
Tunisia ,
Ukraine ,
Venezuela ,
Yemen ,
b . Links to police records of residence
15 countries (16 %):
Armenia ,
Austria ,
Belarus ,
Croatia ,
Czech Republic ,
Lithuania ,
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of ,
Morocco ,
Palestine ,
Romania ,
Russian Federation ,
Slovakia ,
Slovenia ,
Switzerland ,
Venezuela ,
c . Links for applications for government services
12 countries (13 %):
Australia ,
Bolivia ,
Cape Verde ,
Chile ,
Georgia ,
Japan ,
Morocco ,
Seychelles ,
Slovakia ,
Tunisia ,
United States of America ,
Venezuela ,
d . Registration by mail
11 countries (12 %):
Australia ,
Bosnia and Herzegovina ,
France ,
French Guiana ,
Germany ,
Guadeloupe ,
Ireland ,
Martinique ,
Réunion ,
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ,
United States of America ,
e . Appearance by voter at registration office
53 countries (58 %):
American Samoa ,
Australia ,
Bahamas ,
Barbados ,
Belize ,
Benin ,
Bolivia ,
Bosnia and Herzegovina ,
Cape Verde ,
Chile ,
Croatia ,
Djibouti ,
Dominica ,
Egypt ,
Fiji ,
France ,
French Guiana ,
French Polynesia ,
Gambia ,
Germany ,
Ghana ,
Guadeloupe ,
Guyana ,
Ireland ,
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of ,
Martinique ,
Micronesia, Federated States of ,
Nepal ,
New Caledonia ,
Niger ,
Nigeria ,
Niue ,
Pakistan ,
Palestine ,
Papua New Guinea ,
Paraguay ,
Portugal ,
Russian Federation ,
Réunion ,
Saint Lucia ,
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ,
Samoa ,
Somalia ,
Sudan ,
Timor-Leste ,
Turkey ,
Tuvalu ,
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ,
Uruguay ,
Vanuatu ,
Venezuela ,
Wallis and Futuna ,
Zanzibar ,
f . Door-to-door registration campaign
21 countries (23 %):
Albania ,
Australia ,
Bangladesh ,
Barbados ,
Belarus ,
Belize ,
Fiji ,
Georgia ,
India ,
Ireland ,
Micronesia, Federated States of ,
Pakistan ,
Palestine ,
Papua New Guinea ,
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ,
Seychelles ,
Sri Lanka ,
Tonga ,
Turkey ,
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ,
Vanuatu ,
g . Data matching with other agencies information
6 countries (6 %):
Australia ,
Ecuador ,
Egypt ,
Paraguay ,
Russian Federation ,
Seychelles ,
h . Mobile election registrar
4 countries (4 %):
American Samoa ,
Australia ,
Guyana ,
United States of America ,
i . Internet registration
2 countries (2 %):
Australia ,
Denmark ,
j . Other
13 countries (14 %):
American Samoa ,
Ecuador ,
Gambia ,
Georgia ,
Germany ,
Korea, Republic of ,
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of ,
Nepal ,
Paraguay ,
Sierra Leone ,
Spain ,
Tunisia ,
Yemen ,
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Is it compulsory to be on the voters register?
a . Yes
123 countries (62 %):
Algeria ,
Andorra ,
Angola ,
Anguilla ,
Argentina ,
Armenia ,
Aruba ,
Australia ,
Austria ,
Azerbaijan ,
Bahamas ,
Bahrain ,
Bangladesh ,
Belarus ,
Belgium ,
Belize ,
Benin ,
Bermuda ,
Bolivia ,
Brazil ,
Bulgaria ,
Burkina Faso ,
Central African Republic ,
Chad ,
Colombia ,
Cook Islands ,
Costa Rica ,
Croatia ,
Cuba ,
Cyprus ,
Czech Republic ,
Denmark ,
Djibouti ,
Dominican Republic ,
Ecuador ,
Egypt ,
El Salvador ,
Estonia ,
Fiji ,
Finland ,
France ,
French Guiana ,
French Polynesia ,
Gabon ,
Gambia ,
Georgia ,
Germany ,
Greece ,
Guadeloupe ,
Guatemala ,
Guinea ,
Guinea-Bissau ,
Guyana ,
Honduras ,
Hungary ,
India ,
Israel ,
Italy ,
Japan ,
Jordan ,
Kazakhstan ,
Korea, Republic of ,
Kyrgyzstan ,
Lebanon ,
Lesotho ,
Liechtenstein ,
Lithuania ,
Luxembourg ,
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of ,
Maldives ,
Martinique ,
Mauritania ,
Mauritius ,
Mexico ,
Moldova, Republic of ,
Monaco ,
Morocco ,
Mozambique ,
Nauru ,
Nepal ,
Netherlands ,
New Caledonia ,
New Zealand ,
Nicaragua ,
Niue ,
Norway ,
Panama ,
Papua New Guinea ,
Paraguay ,
Peru ,
Poland ,
Portugal ,
Puerto Rico ,
Romania ,
Russian Federation ,
Rwanda ,
Réunion ,
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ,
Samoa ,
San Marino ,
Sao Tome and Principe ,
Singapore ,
Slovakia ,
Slovenia ,
Spain ,
Sri Lanka ,
Sudan ,
Suriname ,
Sweden ,
Switzerland ,
Tajikistan ,
Timor-Leste ,
Tonga ,
Trinidad and Tobago ,
Tunisia ,
Turkmenistan ,
Ukraine ,
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ,
Uruguay ,
Uzbekistan ,
Viet Nam ,
Wallis and Futuna ,
Yemen ,
b . No
71 countries (36 %):
Albania ,
American Samoa ,
Antigua and Barbuda ,
Barbados ,
Bosnia and Herzegovina ,
Botswana ,
Burundi ,
Cambodia ,
Cameroon ,
Canada ,
Cape Verde ,
Cayman Islands ,
Chile ,
Congo (Brazzaville) ,
Congo (Kinshasa), Democratic Republic of the ,
Côte d'Ivoire ,
Dominica ,
Eritrea ,
Ethiopia ,
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) ,
Ghana ,
Grenada ,
Guam ,
Haiti ,
Hong Kong ,
Iceland ,
Indonesia ,
Iran, Islamic Republic of ,
Iraq ,
Ireland ,
Jamaica ,
Kenya ,
Kiribati ,
Liberia ,
Madagascar ,
Malawi ,
Malaysia ,
Mali ,
Malta ,
Marshall Islands ,
Micronesia, Federated States of ,
Mongolia ,
Namibia ,
Niger ,
Nigeria ,
Pakistan ,
Palau ,
Palestine ,
Philippines ,
Saint Helena ,
Saint Kitts and Nevis ,
Saint Lucia ,
Senegal ,
Seychelles ,
Sierra Leone ,
Solomon Islands ,
Somalia ,
South Africa ,
Swaziland ,
Taiwan ,
Tanzania, United Republic of ,
Togo ,
Turkey ,
Tuvalu ,
Uganda ,
United States of America ,
Vanuatu ,
Venezuela ,
Zambia ,
Zanzibar ,
Zimbabwe ,
c . Not applicable
2 countries (1 %):
Latvia ,
Thailand ,
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Approximately what percentage (on the basis of cost) of registration supplies and equipment are obtained or produced within the country?
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