Where does this drinking age by country data come from?

Name: Drinking Age by Country
Creator: Rankodex

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Global status report on alcohol and health 2018 - Global status report on alcohol and health 2018; Minimum Legal Age Limits - IARD (International Alliance for Responsible Drinking); Legal drinking age - Wiki; Age limits off-premise sales - World Health Organization.

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Drinking Age by Country

Drinking Age by Country: compare 183 countries on 4 metrics.

Law183 countries · 4 metricsUpdated Nov 17, 2024Original page

6 sources

Minimum Age for Consumption

7 values across 66 entries

Min. Age for On-Premise Sale

8 values across 181 entries

Min. Age for Off-Premise Sale

8 values across 174 entries

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66 countries


Afghanistan	prohibited
Albania	18
Andorra	18
Austria	16
Bangladesh	21
Barbados	18
Benin	20
Bosnia and Herzegovina	18
Botswana	18
Brazil	18
Brunei	prohibited
Bulgaria	18
Cape Verde	18
Chile	18
Colombia	18
Comoros	21
Costa Rica	18
Cyprus	18
Czechia	18
Estonia	18
Greece	18
Guatemala	18
India	varies
Indonesia	21
Iran	prohibited
Ireland	18
Israel	18
Japan	20
Kazakhstan	18
Kiribati	21
Laos	18
Latvia	18
Libya	prohibited
Liechtenstein	varies
Lithuania	20
Malaysia	varies
Maldives	prohibited
Malta	17
Marshall Islands	21
Mexico	18
Micronesia	21
Mongolia	21
Morocco	varies
Mozambique	18
Myanmar	18
Namibia	18
Nauru	21
Netherlands	18
Nigeria	varies
Norway	varies
Pakistan	prohibited
Palau	21
Papua New Guinea	varies
Qatar	prohibited
Russia	16
Saudi Arabia	prohibited
Slovakia	18
Somalia	prohibited
Sudan	varies
Taiwan	18
Togo	varies
United Arab Emirates	21
Vanuatu	18
Vietnam	18
Yemen	prohibited
Zambia	varies

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Where does this drinking age by country data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Global status report on alcohol and health 2018 - Global status report on alcohol and health 2018; Minimum Legal Age Limits - IARD (International Alliance for Responsible Drinking); Legal drinking age - Wiki; Age limits off-premise sales - World Health Organization.

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