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World Alcohol consumption age laws from most conservative to most liberal(8)

country drink purchase
Bangladesh illegal illegal
Brunei illegal illegal
Iran illegal illegal
Kuwait illegal illegal
Libya illegal illegal
Saudi Arabia illegal illegal
Sudan illegal illegal
India 18-25(a) 18-25(a)
Fiji 21 21
Indonesia (excluding Bali) 21 21
Northern Mariana Islands (U.S.) 21 21
Oman 21 21
Pakistan 21 21
Paraguay D P 21 18(b)
United Arab Emirates 21 21
USA 21 21
Iceland 20 20
Japan 20 20
Canada 19 19
Algeria 18 18
American Samoa (U.S.) 18 18
Argentina 18 18
Australia 18 18
Austria 18 18
Azerbaijan 18 18
Bahamas 18 18
Barbados 18(c) 18
Belarus 18 18
Belize 18 18
Bermuda 18 18
Bolivia 18 18
Botswana 18 18
Brazil 18 18
Bulgaria 18 18
Cameroon 18 21
Cayman Islands 18 18
Chile 18 18
China 18 18
Colombia 18 18
Costa Rica 18 18
Croatia 18 18
Czech Republic 18 18
Dominican Republic 18 16(d)
Ecuador 18 18
Egypt 18 21(e)
Eritrea 18 18
Estonia 18 18
Ethiopia 18 18
Guatemala 18 18
Guam 18 18
Honduras 18 18
Hong Kong 18 18
Iraq 18 18
Ireland 18 18
Jamaica 18 18
Jordan 18 18
Kenya 18 18
Latvia 18 18
Lebanon 18 18
Liechtenstein 18 18
Lithuania 18 18
Macedonia 18 18
Malawi 18 18
Mauritius 18 18
Mexico 18 18
Moldova 18 18
Mongolia 18 18
Nepal 18 18
Nicaragua 18 18
Niger 18 18
Nigeria 18(f) 18
Palau 18 18
Panama 18 18
Peru 18 18
Poland 18 18
Puerto Rico (U.S.) 18 18
Qatar 18 18
Russia 18 18
Samoa 18 18
Singapore 18(g) 18
Solomon Islands 18 18
South Africa 18 18
Spain 18 18
Sri Lanka 18 18
Sweden 18 20
Switzerland 18 18
Thailand 18 18
Trinidad and Tobago 18 18
Tokelau 18 18
Tonga 18 18
Uganda 18 18
Ukraine 18 18
United Kingdom 18 18
US Virgin Islands 18 18
Uruguay 18 18
Vanuatu 18 18
Venezuela 18 18
Zimbabwe 18 18
North Korea (DPRK) 17 17
South Korea 17 17
Antigua 16 16
Belgium 16 18
France 16 16
Haiti 16 16
Italy 16 16
Luxembourg 16 16
Portugal 16 16
Vietnam D P 15 18(h)
Cyprus 12 12
Zambia 12 12
Turkey 11 18
Isle of Man 5 18
Tanzania 5 5
Albania none none
Armenia none none
Bali, Indonesia none 15
Bosnia and Herzegovina none none
Cambodia none none
Cuba none 16
Denmark none 18
Finland none 18
Georgia none 16
Germany none 18
Ghana None None
Gibraltar none 16
Greece none 17
Israel none 18
Macau none none
Malaysia none 18
Malta none 17
Montenegro none 18
Morocco none 16
Myanmar none none
Netherlands none 18
New Zealand none 18
Norway none 20
Papua New Guinea None None
Philippines none 18
Romania none 18
Serbia D P none 18
Slovakia none 18
Tunisia none none
a. Consumption of alcohol is prohibited in the states of Gujarat, Manipur and Mizoram. The legal drinking age in Tamil Nadu is 21.
b. 21 in restaurants and bars and 18 to buy in supermarkets
c. Those aged 10-17 are allowed to consume alcohol provided they are with a parent or guardian.
d None with parent authorization
e. For purchases, legal age is 18 for beer, 21 for all other alcoholic beverages.)
f. A true drinking age has not been established, however 18 is considered "acceptable" since it is the age of most countries
g. Drinking age is 18, although some establishments have a minimum of 21
h. People at least 15 can buy alcohol beverages; for drinks with more than 4.5 percent alcohol concentration, the minimum age is 25.

World, Alcohol, consumption, prohibited, buy, purchases