| 1. | Eritrea | 25 | |
| 2. | United Arab Emirates | 21 | |
| 3. | Marshall Islands | 21 | |
| 4. | Micronesia | 21 | |
| 5. | Bahrain | 21 | |
| 6. | United States | 21 | |
| 7. | Sri Lanka | 21 | |
| 8. | Oman | 21 | |
| 9. | Lesotho | 21 | |
| 10. | Indonesia | 21 | |
| 11. | Nauru | 21 | |
| 12. | Iraq | 21 | |
| 13. | Kazakhstan | 21 | |
| 14. | Egypt | 21 | |
| 15. | Cameroon | 21 | |
| 16. | Mauritania | 21 | |
| 17. | Solomon Islands | 21 | |
| 18. | Cambodia | 21 | |
| 19. | India | 21 | |
| 20. | Palau | 21 | |
| 21. | Uzbekistan | 20 | |
| 22. | Benin | 20 | |
| 23. | Thailand | 20 | |
| 24. | Paraguay | 20 | |
| 25. | Iceland | 20 | |
| 26. | Japan | 20 | |
| 27. | Canada | 19 | |
| 28. | South Korea | 19 | |
| 29. | Qatar | 19 | |
| 30. | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 18 | |
| 31. | Sweden | 18 | |
| 32. | Papua New Guinea | 18 | |
| 33. | Lebanon | 18 | |
| 34. | Costa Rica | 18 | |
| 35. | United Kingdom | 18 | |
| 36. | Puerto Rico | 18 | |
| 37. | Serbia | 18 | |
| 38. | Kyrgyzstan | 18 | |
| 39. | Belize | 18 | |
| 40. | Ghana | 18 | |
| 41. | Malaysia | 18 | |
| 42. | Poland | 18 | |
| 43. | Gambia | 18 | |
| 44. | Australia | 18 | |
| 45. | Grenada | 18 | |
| 46. | Peru | 18 | |
| 47. | Jamaica | 18 | |
| 48. | Azerbaijan | 18 | |
| 49. | Sierra Leone | 18 | |
| 50. | North Korea | 18 | |
| 51. | Finland | 18 | |
| 52. | Slovenia | 18 | |
| 53. | Mauritius | 18 | |
| 54. | Belarus | 18 | |
| 55. | Hong Kong | 18 | |
| 56. | DR Congo | 18 | |
| 57. | Argentina | 18 | |
| 58. | New Zealand | 18 | |
| 59. | Namibia | 18 | |
| 60. | Mozambique | 18 | |
| 61. | North Macedonia | 18 | |
| 62. | Seychelles | 18 | |
| 63. | Norway | 18 | |
| 64. | Honduras | 18 | |
| 65. | Guatemala | 18 | |
| 66. | Kenya | 18 | |
| 67. | Uganda | 18 | |
| 68. | Philippines | 18 | |
| 69. | Syria | 18 | |
| 70. | Moldova | 18 | |
| 71. | Nigeria | 18 | |
| 72. | Madagascar | 18 | |
| 73. | Liberia | 18 | |
| 74. | Equatorial Guinea | 18 | |
| 75. | Portugal | 18 | |
| 76. | Comoros | 18 | |
| 77. | Botswana | 18 | |
| 78. | Rwanda | 18 | |
| 79. | Venezuela | 18 | |
| 80. | Ivory Coast | 18 | |
| 81. | Latvia | 18 | |
| 82. | Russia | 18 | |
| 83. | Myanmar | 18 | |
| 84. | Zimbabwe | 18 | |
| 85. | Ukraine | 18 | |
| 86. | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 18 | |
| 87. | Italy | 18 | |
| 88. | Uruguay | 18 | |
| 89. | Taiwan | 18 | |
| 90. | Zambia | 18 | |
| 91. | Romania | 18 | |
| 92. | Jordan | 18 | |
| 93. | Montenegro | 18 | |
| 94. | Malawi | 18 | |
| 95. | Eswatini | 18 | |
| 96. | Senegal | 18 | |
| 97. | Bolivia | 18 | |
| 98. | Tunisia | 18 | |
| 99. | Monaco | 18 | |
| 100. | Albania | 18 | |
| 101. | Brazil | 18 | |
| 102. | Guinea | 18 | |
| 103. | Nepal | 18 | |
| 104. | Estonia | 18 | |
| 105. | Trinidad and Tobago | 18 | |
| 106. | Colombia | 18 | |
| 107. | El Salvador | 18 | |
| 108. | Czech Republic | 18 | |
| 109. | Turkey | 18 | |
| 110. | Bahamas | 18 | |
| 111. | Ireland | 18 | |
| 112. | Chile | 18 | |
| 113. | Lithuania | 18 | |
| 114. | Mexico | 18 | |
| 115. | South Sudan | 18 | |
| 116. | Armenia | 18 | |
| 117. | Tajikistan | 18 | |
| 118. | Israel | 18 | |
| 119. | Singapore | 18 | |
| 120. | Algeria | 18 | |
| 121. | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 18 | |
| 122. | France | 18 | |
| 123. | Greece | 18 | |
| 124. | Nicaragua | 18 | |
| 125. | Panama | 18 | |
| 126. | Angola | 18 | |
| 127. | Sao Tome and Principe | 18 | |
| 128. | Mongolia | 18 | |
| 129. | Republic of the Congo | 18 | |
| 130. | China | 18 | |
| 131. | Ecuador | 18 | |
| 132. | Turkmenistan | 18 | |
| 133. | Hungary | 18 | |
| 134. | Vietnam | 18 | |
| 135. | Dominican Republic | 18 | |
| 136. | Morocco | 18 | |
| 137. | Guyana | 18 | |
| 138. | Ethiopia | 18 | |
| 139. | Fiji | 18 | |
| 140. | Tanzania | 18 | |
| 141. | Bhutan | 18 | |
| 142. | Spain | 18 | |
| 143. | Croatia | 18 | |
| 144. | Gabon | 18 | |
| 145. | Bulgaria | 18 | |
| 146. | Netherlands | 18 | |
| 147. | Slovakia | 18 | |
| 148. | Cyprus | 18 | |
| 149. | Niger | 18 | |
| 150. | South Africa | 18 | |
| 151. | Bangladesh | 18 | |
| 152. | Malta | 17 | |
| 153. | Burundi | 16 | |
| 154. | Chad | 16 | |
| 155. | Suriname | 16 | |
| 156. | Barbados | 16 | |
| 157. | Haiti | 16 | |
| 158. | Cuba | 16 | |
| 159. | Georgia | 16 | |
| 160. | Denmark | 16 | |
| 161. | San Marino | 16 | |
| 162. | Luxembourg | 16 | |
| 163. | Germany | 16 | |
| 164. | Saint Lucia | 16 | |
| 165. | Austria | 16 | |
| 166. | Palestine | 16 | |
| 167. | Belgium | 16 | |
| 168. | Dominica | 16 | |
| 169. | Switzerland | 16 | |
| 170. | Central African Republic | 15 | |
| 171. | Mali | 15 |
In a world where customs and laws vary widely, the legal drinking age stands as one of the most debated and diversified policy areas globally. The legal drinking age is the minimum age at which a person can legally consume alcoholic beverages. The age limit can differ dramatically from country to country and can have separate rules for consumption and purchase of alcohol.
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#100
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#120
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#126
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#57
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#116
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#44
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
16
#165
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#48
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#110
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
21
#5
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#151
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
16
#156
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#54
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
16
#167
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#39
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
20
#22
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#141
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#97
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#86
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#77
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#101
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#145
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
16
#153
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
21
#18
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
21
#15
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
19
#27
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
15
#170
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
16
#154
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#112
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#130
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#106
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#76
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#34
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#143
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
16
#158
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#148
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#108
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#56
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
16
#160
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
16
#168
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#135
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#131
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
21
#14
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#107
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#74
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
25
#1
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#104
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#95
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#138
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#139
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#51
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#122
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#144
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#43
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
16
#159
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
16
#163
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#40
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#123
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#45
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#65
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#102
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#137
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
16
#157
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#64
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#55
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#133
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
20
#25
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
21
#19
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
21
#10
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
21
#12
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#111
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#118
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#87
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#80
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#47
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
20
#26
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#92
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
21
#13
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#66
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#38
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#81
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#33
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
21
#9
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#73
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#113
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
16
#162
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#72
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#94
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#41
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
15
#171
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
17
#152
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
21
#3
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
21
#16
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#53
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#114
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
21
#4
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#70
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#99
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#128
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#93
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#136
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#60
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#83
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#59
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
21
#11
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#103
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#146
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#58
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#124
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#149
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#71
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#50
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#61
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#63
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
21
#8
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
21
#20
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
16
#166
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#125
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#32
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
20
#24
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#46
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#68
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#42
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#75
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#36
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
19
#29
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#129
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#91
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#82
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#78
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#30
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
16
#164
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#121
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
16
#161
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#127
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#96
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#37
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#62
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#49
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#119
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#147
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#52
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
21
#17
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#150
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
19
#28
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#115
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#142
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
21
#7
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
16
#155
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#31
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
16
#169
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#69
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#89
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#117
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#140
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
20
#23
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#105
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#98
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#109
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#132
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#67
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#85
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
21
#2
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#35
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
21
#6
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#88
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
20
#21
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#79
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#134
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#90
Metric
Value
Rank
Legal Drinking Age
18
#84
| Region ↕ | Legal Drinking Age ↕ |
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| 18 | |
| 18 | |
| 18 | |
| 18 | |
| 18 | |
| 16 | |
| 18 | |
| 18 | |
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| 16 | |
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| 15 | |
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| 18 | |
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| 18 | |
| 21 | |
| 18 | |
| 18 | |
| 25 | |
| 18 | |
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| 18 | |
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| 16 | |
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| 18 | |
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| 18 | |
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| 16 | |
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| 15 | |
| 17 | |
| 21 | |
| 21 | |
| 18 | |
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| 16 | |
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| 16 | |
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