Country rankings

Age of Majority by Country

Mozambique has the highest Age of Majority (21), followed by Madagascar (21) and Ivory Coast (21). Cuba has the lowest (16).

Law198 countries · 1 metricUpdated Jan 14, 2025Original page
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Age of Majority

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Ranking

Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 198 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median
18
Middle half 18 – 18
Average
18.22
198 countries
Highest
21
Mozambique
Lowest
16
Cuba

Data

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198 countries · # = rank by Age of Majority
#
1Mozambique21
1Madagascar21
1Ivory Coast21
1Cameroon21
1Niger21
1Zambia21
1Chad21
1United Arab Emirates21
1Honduras21
1Kuwait21
1Puerto Rico21
1Gabon21
1Lesotho21
1Eswatini21
1Samoa21
1Grenada21
17Thailand20
17New Zealand20
19South Korea19
19Algeria19
21India18
21China18
21United States18
21Indonesia18
21Pakistan18
21Nigeria18
21Brazil18
21Bangladesh18
21Russia18
21Ethiopia18
21Mexico18
21Japan18
21Egypt18
21Philippines18
21DR Congo18
21Iran18
21Turkey18
21Germany18
21Tanzania18
21United Kingdom18
21France18
21South Africa18
21Italy18
21Kenya18
21Colombia18
21Sudan18
21Uganda18
21Iraq18
21Spain18
21Argentina18
21Afghanistan18
21Yemen18
21Canada18
21Angola18
21Ukraine18
21Morocco18
21Poland18
21Uzbekistan18
21Malaysia18
21Ghana18
21Saudi Arabia18
21Peru18
21Nepal18
21Venezuela18
21Australia18
21Syria18
21Mali18
21Burkina Faso18
21Sri Lanka18
21Taiwan18
21Malawi18
21Kazakhstan18
21Somalia18
21Chile18
21Senegal18
21Guatemala18
21Romania18
21Netherlands18
21Ecuador18
21Zimbabwe18
21Guinea18
21Benin18
21Rwanda18
21Burundi18
21Bolivia18
21South Sudan18
21Tunisia18
21Haiti18
21Belgium18
21Dominican Republic18
21Jordan18
21Tajikistan18
21Papua New Guinea18
21Sweden18
21Czechia18
21Azerbaijan18
21Portugal18
21Togo18
21Greece18
21Israel18
21Hungary18
21Austria18
21Switzerland18
21Belarus18
21Laos18
21Libya18
21Kyrgyzstan18
21Hong Kong18
21Nicaragua18
21Paraguay18
21Bulgaria18
21Serbia18
21Republic of the Congo18
21El Salvador18
21Denmark18
21Singapore18
21Lebanon18
21Central African Republic18
21Palestine18
21Oman18
21Norway18
21Finland18
21Mauritania18
21Slovakia18
21Ireland18
21Costa Rica18
21Panama18
21Croatia18
21Georgia18
21Eritrea18
21Mongolia18
21Uruguay18
21Qatar18
21Namibia18
21Bosnia and Herzegovina18
21Moldova18
21Armenia18
21Gambia18
21Jamaica18
21Lithuania18
21Albania18
21Botswana18
21Guinea-Bissau18
21Slovenia18
21Equatorial Guinea18
21Latvia18
21North Macedonia18
21Bahrain18
21Trinidad and Tobago18
21Cyprus18
21Estonia18
21Mauritius18
21Djibouti18
21Fiji18
21Comoros18
21Solomon Islands18
21Guyana18
21Bhutan18
21Macau18
21Luxembourg18
21Montenegro18
21Malta18
21Maldives18
21Cape Verde18
21Brunei18
21Belize18
21Bahamas18
21Iceland18
21Vanuatu18
21Barbados18
21Sao Tome and Principe18
21Saint Lucia18
21Seychelles18
21Micronesia18
21Jersey18
21Tonga18
21Saint Vincent and the Grenadines18
21Antigua and Barbuda18
21Isle of Man18
21Andorra18
21Dominica18
21Guernsey18
21Faroe Islands18
21Greenland18
21Saint Kitts and Nevis18
21Gibraltar18
21Liechtenstein18
21Monaco18
21San Marino18
21Palau18
21Nauru18
21Vatican City18
193North Korea17
193Timor-Leste17
195Vietnam16
195Myanmar16
195Cambodia16
195Cuba16

What correlates with Age of Majority?

Pearson r against 1,398 other country metrics sharing at least 119 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Age of Majority tend to score higher on these

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  3. Voting AgeVoting Age by Country
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  4. Teen Birth Rate 2013-2021 (per 1k, age 15-19)Teenage Pregnancy Rates by Country
    r = +0.29 · weak · n = 167
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  5. HIV Rates FemaleHIV Rates by Country
    r = +0.29 · weak · n = 186
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  6. HIV RateHIV Rates by Country
    r = +0.29 · weak · n = 186
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Age of Majority tend to score lower on these

  1. Year of Most Recent Oscar SubmissionOscar Winners by Country
    r = −0.38 · moderate · n = 126
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  2. LPI Health ScoreBest Healthcare in the World
    r = −0.29 · weak · n = 163
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  3. Energy Trilemma ScoreEnergy Trilemma Energy Performance Index
    r = −0.28 · weak · n = 126
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  4. Energy Equity ScoreEnergy Trilemma Energy Performance Index
    r = −0.26 · weak · n = 126
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  5. Nutrition & Medical CareSocial Progress Index by Country
    r = −0.26 · weak · n = 166
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  6. Water & SanitationSocial Progress Index by Country
    r = −0.26 · weak · n = 166
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Age of Majority?
Mozambique has the highest Age of Majority, at 21, followed by Madagascar (21) and Ivory Coast (21).
Which country has the lowest Age of Majority?
Cuba has the lowest Age of Majority, at 16.
What is the median Age of Majority across countries?
The median is 18 across the 198 countries with data.
Where does this age of majority by country data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Age of majority - Wiki; Fact Sheets - Youth Policy Org; Legal Age of Majority in Nicaragua - World Law Digest.

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