Country rankings
Minimum Driving Age by Country
Vanuatu has the highest Minimum Driving Age (23), followed by Ghana (21) and India (18). Guam has the lowest (15).
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134 of 235 countriesMinimum Driving Age
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Ranking
Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 134 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
17.76
134 countries
Highest
23
Vanuatu
Lowest
15
Guam
Data
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134 countries · # = rank by Minimum Driving Age
| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Vanuatu | 23 | — |
| 2 |  Ghana | 21 | — |
| 3 |  India | 18 | — |
| 3 |  China | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Pakistan | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Nigeria | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Brazil | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Bangladesh | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Mexico | 18 | You can drive a car at 15 with parental surpervision and at 16 with parental consent, otherwise 18 is the minimum age |
| 3 |  Japan | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Egypt | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Philippines | 18 | Student permit from 17 |
| 3 |  Vietnam | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Turkey | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Germany | 18 | From 17 with supervision |
| 3 |  Tanzania | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Thailand | 18 | — |
| 3 |  France | 18 | — |
| 3 |  South Africa | 18 | A full driving license will only be issued from 18 years old, however a learners license can be applied for at 17 |
| 3 |  Italy | 18 | From 17 with supervision |
| 3 |  Kenya | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Uganda | 18 | — |
| 3 |  South Korea | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Algeria | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Spain | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Argentina | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Yemen | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Angola | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Ukraine | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Morocco | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Poland | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Mozambique | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Saudi Arabia | 18 | Learners permit from 17 - women allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia from 2018 |
| 3 |  Peru | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Venezuela | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Syria | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Mali | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Sri Lanka | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Taiwan | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Malawi | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Chile | 18 | 18 without parental approval |
| 3 |  Senegal | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Romania | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Netherlands | 18 | Learners permit available from 16.5 years old |
| 3 |  Ecuador | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Cambodia | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Bolivia | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Tunisia | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Haiti | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Belgium | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Jordan | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Honduras | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Papua New Guinea | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Sweden | 18 | From 16 with supervision |
| 3 |  Czechia | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Azerbaijan | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Portugal | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Togo | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Greece | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Austria | 18 | Special training from 17 |
| 3 |  Switzerland | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Belarus | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Laos | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Hong Kong | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Nicaragua | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Paraguay | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Bulgaria | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Serbia | 18 | From 17 with supervision |
| 3 |  Republic of the Congo | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Denmark | 18 | From 17 with supervision |
| 3 |  Singapore | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Lebanon | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Oman | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Norway | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Finland | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Slovakia | 18 | From 17 with supervision |
| 3 |  Costa Rica | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Kuwait | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Croatia | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Georgia | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Uruguay | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Puerto Rico | 18 | Learners permit from 16 |
| 3 |  Qatar | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Namibia | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Moldova | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Jamaica | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Lithuania | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Albania | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Gabon | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Botswana | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Lesotho | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Slovenia | 18 | From 16 with supervision |
| 3 |  Latvia | 18 | — |
| 3 |  North Macedonia | 18 | From 16 with supervision |
| 3 |  Bahrain | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Estonia | 18 | From 16 with supervision |
| 3 |  Mauritius | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Montenegro | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Malta | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Belize | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Iceland | 18 | From 16 with supervision |
| 3 |  Guadeloupe | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Samoa | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Saint Lucia | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Seychelles | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Andorra | 18 | — |
| 3 |  Dominica | 18 | — |
| 109 |  New Zealand | 17.5 | From 16 with supervision |
| 110 |  Indonesia | 17 | — |
| 110 |  United Kingdom | 17 | — |
| 110 |  Malaysia | 17 | — |
| 110 |  Israel | 17 | — |
| 110 |  Hungary | 17 | — |
| 110 |  Ireland | 17 | 16 for agricultural vehciles restricted to 45kph |
| 110 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 17 | — |
| 110 |  Cyprus | 17 | — |
| 110 |  Fiji | 17 | — |
| 110 |  Luxembourg | 17 | From 17 with supervision |
| 110 |  Bahamas | 17 | — |
| 110 |  New Caledonia | 17 | — |
| 110 |  Greenland | 17 | — |
| 123 |  Colombia | 16 | — |
| 123 |  Canada | 16 | Varies by province, as young as 14 in Alberta |
| 123 |  Cameroon | 16 | — |
| 123 |  Australia | 16 | Learner driver min age set by state, ACT min driving age 15 years 9 months |
| 123 |  Zambia | 16 | — |
| 123 |  Guatemala | 16 | 18 without parental approval |
| 123 |  Zimbabwe | 16 | — |
| 123 |  Dominican Republic | 16 | — |
| 123 |  Panama | 16 | 18 without parental approval |
| 123 |  Barbados | 16 | — |
| 133 |  El Salvador | 15 | — |
| 133 |  Guam | 15 | — |
What correlates with Minimum Driving Age?
Pearson r against 1,565 other country metrics sharing at least 81 countries. Correlation is not causation.
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Quick answers
- Which country has the highest Minimum Driving Age?
- Vanuatu has the highest Minimum Driving Age, at 23, followed by Ghana (21) and India (18).
- Which country has the lowest Minimum Driving Age?
- Guam has the lowest Minimum Driving Age, at 15.
- What is the median Minimum Driving Age across countries?
- The median is 18 across the 134 countries with data.
- Where does this minimum driving age by country data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Minimum Driving Age by Country - Rhinocarhire.