After home, I still have this question in my head, and it blew up to a bigger related question. It made me wonder the legal drinking age worldwide. Then I did some research. I figured out the following data.
Drinking and Purchasing of Alcohol Is Illegal
- Libya
- Sudan
- Saudi Arabia
- Kuwait
- Bangladesh
- Iran
- Pakistan ( for foreign nationals (non muslims) the legal drinking age is 21)
Legal Drinking Age = None
- Albania
- Brunei
- Denmark
- Poland
- Mauritius
- Georgia
- Cambodia
- Malaysia
- Macau
- Philippines
- Gibraltar
- Slovakia
- Netherlands
- Italy
- Slovenia
- New Zealand
- Malta
- Norway
- Portugal
- Romania
- Serbia
- Swaziland
- Thailand
- Greece
- Finland
Legal Drinking Age = 14
- Spain
Legal Drinking Age = 16
- Lebanon
- Eritrea
- Austria
- Bulgeria
- Botswana
- Zimbabwe
- France
- Luxembourg
- Germany
- Switzerland (16-18)
- Samoa
Legal Drinking Age = 17
- Cyprus
Legal Drinking Age = 18
- Ghana
- Kenya
- Canada (18-19)
- Puerto Rico
- Algeria
- Cameroon
- Malawi
- South Africa
- Argentina
- China
- Hong Kong
- Jordan
- Israel
- Fiji
- Australia
- Ukraine
- Sweden
- Russia
- Latvia
- Hungary
- Singapore
- Croatia
- Belarus
- Sri Lanka
- Taiwan
- Mongolia
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Ecuador
- Columbia
- Chile
- Uganda
Legal Drinking Age = 19
- South Korea
Legal Drinking Age = 20
- Japan
- Paraguay
Legal Drinking Age = 21
- United States Of America
- Indonesia
- Palau
I guess the U.S. teenager may want to travel Spain after reading that. It's because so many teenagers are curious about drinking, JUST LIKE MY COUSINS! While we are drinking wine in family dinner, they always get their glasses ready by the side, pretented they are adults, actually they are just 14 years old.
- Lebanon
- Eritrea
- Austria
- Bulgeria
- Botswana
- Zimbabwe
- France
- Luxembourg
- Germany
- Switzerland (16-18)
- Samoa
- Cyprus
- Ghana
- Kenya
- Canada (18-19)
- Puerto Rico
- Algeria
- Cameroon
- Malawi
- South Africa
- Argentina
- China
- Hong Kong
- Jordan
- Israel
- Fiji
- Australia
- Ukraine
- Sweden
- Russia
- Latvia
- Hungary
- Singapore
- Croatia
- Belarus
- Sri Lanka
- Taiwan
- Mongolia
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Ecuador
- Columbia
- Chile
- Uganda
- South Korea
- Japan
- Paraguay
- United States Of America
- Indonesia
- Palau
It's interesting to see a world-wide comparison of drinking. While looking over your list, it's interesting to see which culture entrusts their children the responsibility of limiting their own drinking at what age. It's also funny to see how there is no limit before 14 years of age, but after there is a variety of ages.
ReplyDelete